EFFICIENT — Definition of EFFICIENT
noun
1
A cause; something that causes an effect
adjective
1
Making good, thorough, or careful use of resources; not consuming extra. Especially, making good use of time or energy
An efficient process would automate all the routine work.
2
Expressing the proportion of consumed energy that was successfully used in a process; the ratio of useful output to total input
The motor is only 20% efficient at that temperature.
3
Causing effects, producing results; bringing into being; initiating change (rare except in philosophical and legal expression efficient cause = causative factor or agent)
Ownership, maintenance, or use of the automobile need not be the direct and efficient cause of the injury sustained
4
(old use) effective
📚 Source: en.wiktionary.org/wiki/efficient
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