Accuracy vs. Efficiency

Accuracynoun

The state of being accurate; being free from mistakes, this exemption arising from carefulness; exactness; correctness

‘The value of testimony depends on its accuracy.’;

Efficiencynoun

The extent to which time is well used for the intended task.

‘The efficiency of the planning department is deplorable.’;

Accuracynoun

Exact conformity to truth, or to a rule or model; degree of conformity of a measure to a true or standard value.

Efficiencynoun

(dated) The quality of producing an effect or effects.

Accuracynoun

The state of being accurate; freedom from mistakes, this exemption arising from carefulness; exact conformity to truth, or to a rule or model; precision; exactness; nicety; correctness; as, the value of testimony depends on its accuracy.

‘The professed end [of logic] is to teach men to think, to judge, and to reason, with precision and accuracy.’; ‘The accuracy with which the piston fits the sides.’;

Efficiencynoun

The extent to which a resource, such as electricity, is used for the intended purpose; the ratio of useful work to energy expended.

‘The efficiency of this loudspeaker is 40%.’;

Accuracynoun

the quality of nearness to the truth or the true value;

‘he was beginning to doubt the accuracy of his compass’; ‘the lawyer questioned the truth of my account’;

Efficiencynoun

A one-room apartment.

‘I have an efficiency available June through July.’; ‘fully-furnished efficiencies’;

Accuracynoun

(mathematics) the number of significant figures given in a number;

‘the atomic clock enabled scientists to measure time with much greater accuracy’;

Efficiencynoun

the ratio of the output to the input of any system

Accuracynoun

the quality or state of being correct or precise

‘we have confidence in the accuracy of the statistics’;

Efficiencynoun

skillfulness in avoiding wasted time and effort;

‘she did the work with great efficiency’;

Accuracynoun

the degree to which the result of a measurement, calculation, or specification conforms to the correct value or a standard

‘accuracies of 50–70 per cent’; ‘the accuracy of radiocarbon dating’;

Efficiency

Efficiency is the (often measurable) ability to avoid wasting materials, energy, efforts, money, and time in doing something or in producing a desired result. In a more general sense, it is the ability to do things well, successfully, and without waste.