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[ɪˈfɪʃnt], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- (of a system or machine) achieving maximum productivity with minimum wasted effort or expense
(e.g: more efficient processing of information)
- (of a person) working in a well-organized and competent way
(e.g: an efficient administrator)
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Origin
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late Middle English (in the sense ‘making, causing’, usually in efficient cause): from Latin efficient- ‘accomplishing’, from the verb efficere (see effect). The current sense dates from the late 18th century
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