Efficient vs Succinct - What's the difference?
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Making good, thorough, or careful use of resources; not consuming extra. Especially, making good use of time or energy.
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Using a particular proportion of available energy.
Causing effects; producing results.
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brief and to the point
compressed into a tiny area.
(archaic) wrapped by, or as if by a girdle; closely fitting, wound or wrapped or drawn up tightly.
As adjectives the difference between efficient and succinct
is that efficient is making good, thorough, or careful use of resources; not consuming extra. Especially, making good use of time or energy while succinct is brief and to the point.efficient
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- The efficient cause is the working cause.