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2020年7月17日 · A process can also be described as efficient when it’s carried out in such a way and so works optimally. Something is effective if it works (has the desired effect), if it successfully performs the function it’s designed for.
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2015年3月8日 · An efficient manager might quickly send a memo to a slacking employee to shape up -- and keep a copy of the memo at hand. An effective manager would actually get the slacker to improve work habits. (regardless of how many messages it took)
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2009年12月31日 · Hi, Question: Any difference between "effectively and efficiently" in my sentence? Sentence: My greatest challenge will be to allocate my time effectively / efficiently. To ensure thatI will be able to manage both my work and to prepare for my exams , allocating my time effectively /...
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2011年5月28日 · She's efficient at everything she does. She's efficient in everything she does. Both sentences mean the same thing. In your examples, I like the prepositions as they are used. Efficient at finding gold (in is possible). Efficient in its use of fuel (Scotgrot's suggestion "efficient at using fuel" sounds good too).
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2007年3月9日 · I very often tell my partner that a cheap elephant is still an elephant. It's my down home way of saying that something may be cost-effective but not be cost-effecient. Cost-effective is basically "economical" -- can you get more money back than you paid for it. Cost-effecient is basically "productivity" --- did you waste resources relative to ...
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2021年8月3日 · Topic: efficient vs effective. Added by Cagey, moderator Sd. kfz 222 Developed by the Weserhutte company on the chassis of Auto Union 801/EG in the year 1935. 989 vehicles were produced in total. The FWD armoured truck could ensure the fulfillment of the reconnaissance and staff service tasks...
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2017年12月29日 · In seems to go more with the adjective effective and on seems to go more with the noun effect. 1) The new measures have been effective in the restoration of law and order. 2) What effect did his upbringing have on him? In (1) the emphasis seems to be on the general helpfulness of something. In (2) it seems to be on the direct influence of ...
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2006年11月1日 · Effective: focuses on whether something achieves the required objective. Efficient: focuses on the ease/speed/convenience with which the objective is achieved. For example, something can be effective (it does the job) without being particularly efficient (e.g. it takes too long). Efficacious: I would avoid this altogether in most cases.
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2017年8月5日 · Efficient (Effective + minimises wastage/sparing e.g. time) - a synonym in this sense being 'economical' - إقتصادي (or if for people, politely: 'fast and effective at his job' فعال وسريع). How about: مقتصد/موفر للـ بأقل قدر من الإهدار بتقليل التكاليف
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2010年6月22日 · "Efficient" and "effective" have overlapping meanings in English, as represented by overlapping French equivalents: "efficient" suggests a task accomplished neatly, with a minimum of wasted effort -- nuance on process; "effective" suggests that the effort will produce the desired or optimal result -- nuance on result. Both imply "competent", in ...