EFFICIENCY


Meaning of EFFICIENCY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ɪfɪʃ(ə)nsi ]

( efficiencies)

1.

Efficiency is the quality of being able to do a task successfully, without wasting time or energy.

There are many ways to increase agricultural efficiency in the poorer areas of the world.

...energy efficiency.

N-UNCOUNT

2.

In physics and engineering, efficiency is the ratio between the amount of energy a machine needs to make it work, and the amount it produces. ( TECHNICAL )

N-UNCOUNT : also N in pl

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