efficiency

Definitions

The state or quality of achieving maximum productivity with minimum wasted effort or expense.

The ratio of the useful work performed by a machine or in a process to the total energy expended.

Examples

The new software significantly improved the efficiency of our daily operations.

Engineers are constantly looking for ways to increase the fuel efficiency of modern vehicles.

Synonyms

productivity competence effectiveness capability proficiency streamlining optimization

Antonyms

inefficiency incompetence wastefulness unproductiveness inadequacy disorganization sluggishness