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[ noun ] the ratio of the output to the input of any system
Used in print (Raymond C. Binder et al., editors, Proceedings...)An attempt to improve the life of the anodes or the efficiency of the plasma generators must , therefore , aim at a reduction of the anode loss . (Francis J. Johnston and John E. Willard, "The...)The fraction of exchange was determined as the ratio of the counts / minute observed in the carbon_tetrachloride to the counts / minute calculated for the carbon_tetrachloride fractions for equilibrium distribution of the activity between the chlorine and carbon_tetrachloride , empirically determined correction being made for the difference in counting efficiency of * * f in * * f and * * f . (J. F. Vedder, "Micrometeorites", in Francis S. J...)The older scales were based on theoretical estimates of the conversion efficiency of kinetic_energy into light . (Ross E. McKinney and Howard Edde, "Aerated...)Later , Eckenfelder increased the efficiency of treatment to between 75 and 85 per_cent in the summer months . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (work) skillfulness in avoiding wasted time and effort
Examples "she did the work with great efficiency" Used in print (The Atlanta Constitution...)However , the jury said it believes `` these two offices should be combined to achieve greater efficiency and reduce the cost of administration '' . (Edward Austin Walton, "On Education for the Interior...)Thus technical efficiency is achieved at the expense of actual experience . (Handbook of Federal Aids to Communities. U.S. Dep...)SBA offers Administrative_Management_Courses , which are designed to improve the management efficiency and `` know-how '' of small business_concerns within a community . (Max F. Millikan and Donald L. M. Blackmer,...)American policy should press constantly the view that until these governments demand efficiency and effectiveness of their bureaucracies there is not the slightest hope that they will either modernize of democratize their societies . (William S. Haymond, "Is Distance an Original...)( 2 ) The patient attained an astonishing efficiency in a new trade . Related terms |
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