Efficiency in general describes the extent to which time, effort or cost is well used for the intended task or purpose. It is often used with the specific purpose of relaying the capability of a specific application of effort to produce a specific outcome effectively with a minimum amount or quantity of waste, expense, or unnecessary effort. "Efficiency" has widely varying meanings in different disciplines. The term "efficient" is very much confused and misused with the term "effective".
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'Agile metrics' are the key to your team's continuous improvement
By measuring your organization's agile metrics, your teams can set clear expectations, which will enable you to produce more ...
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This 3D-printed hypercar runs on electricity and methanol (and costs $2.6M)
The 3D printed Czinger 21C hypercar was given its first public outing today. It has a hybrid drivetrain that uses electric ...
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Startups’ focus should shift from growth to profitability in 2020
It might be the big names that hit the headlines, but the growth illusion is as much of an issue among startups just setting ...
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Please blockchain, prove me wrong and get your shit together in 2020
Blockchain's potential to change the world we live in has been lauded many times, but can will we see real adoption in 2020? ...
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Moonday Mornings: IRS readies to tax your cryptocurrency — no matter what
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Here's how the Cybertruck's aerodynamics compare to regular trucks
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We summarized Lifehacker's summary of Blinkist's book summaries
Blinkist makes you pay for book summaries. But Lifehacker summarized those for free. So we summarized Lifehacker's summaries ...
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Want to run more efficiently? Tie your feet together, say scientists
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More than 60% of Ethereum nodes run in the cloud, mostly on Amazon Web Services
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'Crypto-Twitter' is explaining Bitcoin in 280 characters or less
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Microalgae could be the future of sustainable farming
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JP Morgan’s new digital 'coin' is not a cryptocurrency, or even a stablecoin
Do we really need another digital payment thing for institutional players to send money between themselves? JP Morgan says ...
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Poor cloud strategy can lead to unintended silos
The more things change, the more they stay the same. In the last few years, IT has undergone a massive shift as hybrid ...
