efficient
IPA: ɪfˈɪʃʌnt
noun
- (obsolete) a cause; something that causes an effect
adjective
- making good, thorough, or careful use of resources; not consuming extra. Especially, making good use of time or energy
- expressing the proportion of consumed energy that was successfully used in a process; the ratio of useful output to total input
- causing effects, producing results; bringing into being; initiating change (rare except in philosophical and legal expression efficient cause = causative factor or agent)
- (proscribed, old use) effective, efficacious
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