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EFFICIENCY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Skillfulness in avoiding wasted time and effort
Example:
she did the work with great efficiency
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("efficiency" is a kind of...):
skillfulness (the state of being cognitively skillful)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "efficiency"):
economy (the efficient use of resources)
Antonym:
inefficiency (unskillfulness resulting from a lack of efficiency)
Derivation:
efficient (being effective without wasting time or effort or expense)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The ratio of the output to the input of any system
Classified under:
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas
Hypernyms ("efficiency" is a kind of...):
ratio (the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "efficiency"):
figure of merit (a numerical expression representing the efficiency of a given system, material, or procedure)
Context examples:
Compared to standard radiotherapy, because of the inert nature of NBTXR3, this agent emits electrons only during its exposure to radiation which improves radiotherapy efficiency.
(Hafnium Oxide-containing Nanoparticles NBTXR3, NCI Thesaurus)
This leads to both increased uptake of fluorine 18 galacto-RGD peptide by tumor cells and enhanced PET imaging efficiency, when compared to other agents that are constructed using lipophilic conjugates.
(Fluorine F 18 Galacto-RGD Peptide, NCI Thesaurus)
The quality of the person's ADL performance is assessed by rating the effort, efficiency, safety, and independence of 16 ADL motor and 20 ADL process skill items.
(Assessment of Motor and Process Skills, NCI Thesaurus)
A measurement of the efficiency of coagulation of a biological specimen.
(Coagulation Index Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)
Also found was that the higher the dose the higher its efficiency, and that the earlier the substance starts to work, the bigger its success.
(Brazil scientists discover Zika virus inhibitor, Agência Brasil)
The aim is to create better infrastructures for citizens—from public transport to energy savings, sustainability, and overall efficiency.
(Scientists design “smart” asphalts with magnetic materials for safer electric scooters, University of Granada)
The study found that advanced maternal age reduced the efficiency of the placenta of both male and female fetuses.
(Placenta changes could mean male offspring of older mums more likely to develop heart problems in later life, University of Cambridge)
Researchers at Florida State University are inching toward understanding the ocean's carbon storage, its constituent biological players and the factors that could be limiting its efficiency.
(Research provides new view of the critical role of plankton in marine carbon storage, National Science Foundation)
The researchers took several steps to compare the energy efficiency and environmental effects of corn production and processing for food and for biofuel.
(Corn better used as food than biofuel, National Science Foundation)
An outcast himself from the pack of the part-grown dogs, his sanguinary methods and remarkable efficiency made the pack pay for its persecution of him.
(White Fang, by Jack London)
