Efficiency vs. Convenience — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Efficiency and Convenience
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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.
Convenience
Convenient procedures, products and services are those intended to increase ease in accessibility, save resources (such as time, effort and energy) and decrease frustration. A modern convenience is a labor-saving device, service or substance which make a task easier or more efficient than a traditional method.
Efficiency
The quality or property of being efficient.
Convenience
The quality of being suitable to one's comfort, purposes, or needs
The convenience of living near shops, schools, and libraries.
Efficiency
The degree to which this quality is exercised
The program was implemented with great efficiency and speed.
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Convenience
Personal comfort or advantage
Services that promote the customer's convenience.
Efficiency
The ratio of the effective or useful output to the total input in any system.
Convenience
Something that increases comfort or saves work
Household conveniences such as a washing machine, an electric can opener, and disposable diapers.
Efficiency
The ratio of the energy delivered by a machine to the energy supplied for its operation.
Convenience
A suitable or agreeable time
Fill out the form at your earliest convenience.
Efficiency
An efficiency apartment.
Convenience
Chiefly British A lavatory.
Efficiency
The extent to which time is well used for the intended task.
The efficiency of the planning department is deplorable.
Convenience
The quality of being convenient.
Fast food is popular because of its cost and convenience.
Efficiency
(dated) The quality of producing an effect or effects.
Convenience
Any object that makes life more convenient; a helpful item.
Efficiency
The extent to which a resource is used for the intended purpose; the ratio of useful work to energy expended.
The efficiency of this loudspeaker is 40%.
Convenience
A convenient time.
We will come over and begin the work at your convenience.
Efficiency
(US) A one-room apartment.
I have an efficiency available June through July.
Fully-furnished efficiencies
Convenience
Ellipsis of public convenience: a public lavatory.
Efficiency
The ratio of the output to the input of any system
Convenience
To make convenient
These are equally viable times and I propose we alternate between the two times in order to convenience as many people as possible.
Efficiency
Skillfulness in avoiding wasted time and effort;
She did the work with great efficiency
Convenience
The state or quality of being convenient; fitness or suitableness, as of place, time, etc.; propriety.
Let's further think of this;Weigh what convenience both of time and meansMay fit us to our shape.
With all brief and plain conveniency,Let me have judgment.
Convenience
Freedom from discomfort, difficulty, or trouble; commodiousness; ease; accommodation.
Thus necessity invented stools,Convenience next suggested elbow chairs.
We are rather intent upon the end of God's glory than our own conveniency.
Convenience
That which is convenient; that which promotes comfort or advantage; that which is suited to one's wants; an accommodation.
A pair of spectacles and several other little conveniences.
Convenience
A convenient or fit time; opportunity; as, to do something at one's convenience.
Convenience
The state of being suitable or opportune;
Chairs arranged for his own convenience
Convenience
The quality of being useful and convenient;
They offered the convenience of an installment plan
Convenience
A toilet that is available to the public
Convenience
A device that is very useful for a particular job
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