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efficiency noun

  /ɪˈfɪʃn̩si/
  • The extent to which time is well used for the intended task.
  • The extent to which a resource is used for the intended purpose; the ratio of useful work to energy expended.
 eficiencia

efficient adjective

  /əˈfɪʃənt/ , /ɪˈfɪʃənt/
  • making good, thorough, or careful use of resources; not consuming extra. Especially, making good use of time or energy
 eficiente, eficaz
  • causing effects, producing results; bringing into being; initiating change (rare except in philosophical and legal expression efficient cause = causative factor or agent)
 eficaz
  • expressing the proportion of consumed energy that was successfully used in a process; the ratio of useful output to total input
 eficiente

efficiently adverb

  • In an efficient manner.
 eficientemente
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