efficiency
noun
the state or quality of being efficient, or able to accomplish something with the least waste of time and effort; competency in performance.
efficiencies
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pluralof efficiency.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Beyond the model layer, Microsoft is also investing in hardware efficiencies.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
There have been mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, overlaps, layoffs, and quote-unquote efficiencies all along the way.
From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026
Chamberlain also expects more cost efficiencies from ramping up Claude’s use.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
The technique produced DNA assembly efficiencies two to five times higher than those achieved with conventional restriction enzyme methods.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026
Having absorbed Lawrence’s confidence that further efficiencies eventually would be achieved, Groves reduced the specification for Y-12 to five hundred tanks, or five racetracks.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
