Knowing vs Efficient - What's the difference?
knowing | efficient | Related terms |
Possessing knowledge or understanding; intelligent.
* South
Shrewd or showing clever awareness.
Suggestive of private knowledge.
Deliberate
The act or condition of having knowledge.
* 2009 , Gilbert Ryle, The Concept of Mind: 60th Anniversary Edition (page 194)
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.
* Wilson
Knowing is a related term of efficient.
As adjectives the difference between knowing and efficient
is that knowing is possessing knowledge or understanding; intelligent while efficient is efficient.As a verb knowing
is .As a noun knowing
is the act or condition of having knowledge.knowing
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- The knowing and intelligent part of the world.
- a knowing rascal
Verb
(head)Derived terms
* knowinglyNoun
(en noun)- Sensations then, are not perceivings, observings or findings; they are not detectings, scannings or inspectings; they are not apprehendings, cognisings, intuitings or knowings .
efficient
English
Adjective
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- The efficient cause is the working cause.