Fluency vs Efficiency - What's the difference?
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The quality of smoothness of flow
(linguistics) The quality of being fluent in a language; A person's command of a particular language.
The quality of consistently applying skill correctly in the manner of one well-practiced at it, requiring little deliberate thought to perform without mistakes
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The extent to which time is well used for the intended task.
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(dated) The quality of producing an effect or effects.
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The extent to which a resource, such as electricity, is used for the intended purpose; the ratio of useful work to energy expended.
(United States) A one-room apartment.
As nouns the difference between fluency and efficiency
is that fluency is the quality of smoothness of flow while efficiency is the extent to which time is well used for the intended task.fluency
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Noun
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*efficiency
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Noun
- The efficiency of the planning department is deplorable.
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- The manner of this divine efficiency being far above us.
- The efficiency of this loudspeaker is 40%.
- I have an efficiency available June through July.
- fully-furnished efficiencies