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ef⋅fi⋅cien⋅cy

  [i-fish-uhn-see]
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–noun, plural -cies.
1. the state or quality of being efficient; competency in performance.
2. accomplishment of or ability to accomplish a job with a minimum expenditure of time and effort: The assembly line increased industry's efficiency.
3. the ratio of the work done or energy developed by a machine, engine, etc., to the energy supplied to it, usually expressed as a percentage.
4. efficiency apartment.
Origin:
1585–95; < L efficientia, equiv. to efficient- (see efficient ) + -ia -y 3

efficiency apartment

 
–noun
a small apartment consisting typically of a combined living room and bedroom area, a bathroom, and a kitchenette.
Also called efficiency.

Origin:
1925–30
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ef·fi·cien·cy   (ĭ-fĭsh'ən-sē)   
n.   pl. ef·fi·cien·cies

    1. The quality or property of being efficient.

    2. The degree to which this quality is exercised: The program was implemented with great efficiency and speed.

    3. The ratio of the effective or useful output to the total input in any system.

    4. The ratio of the energy delivered by a machine to the energy supplied for its operation.

    1. The ratio of the effective or useful output to the total input in any system.

    2. The ratio of the energy delivered by a machine to the energy supplied for its operation.

  3. An efficiency apartment.

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efficiency ef·fi·cien·cy (ĭ-fĭsh'ən-sē)
n.

  1. The production of the desired effects or results with minimum waste of time, effort, or skill.

  2. A measure of effectiveness; specifically, the useful work output divided by the energy input in any system.

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