Intensive vs Efficient - What's the difference?
intensive | efficient |
Thorough, to a great degree, with intensity.
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Demanding, requiring a great amount.
Highly concentrated.
(obsolete) Stretched; allowing intension, or increase of degree; that can be intensified.
Characterized by persistence; intent; assiduous.
(grammar) Serving to give force or emphasis.
(linguistics) Form of a word with a stronger or more forceful sense than the root on which the intensive is built.
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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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As adjectives the difference between intensive and efficient
is that intensive is thorough, to a great degree, with intensity while efficient is efficient.As a noun intensive
is (linguistics) form of a word with a stronger or more forceful sense than the root on which the intensive is built.intensive
English
(wikipedia intensive)Adjective
(en adjective)- She was moved to the intensive care unit of the hospital.
- Secondly, I continue to base my concepts on intensive study of a limited suite of collections, rather than superficial study of every packet that comes to hand.
- This job is difficult because it is so labour-intensive .
- I took a three-day intensive course in finance.
- an intensive verb or preposition
See also
* extensiveNoun
(en noun)efficient
English
Adjective
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- The efficient cause is the working cause.