efficiency
71Efficiency wages — In labor economics, the efficiency wage hypothesis argues that wages, at least in some markets, are determined by more than simply supply and demand. Specifically, it points to the incentive for managers to pay their employees more than the… …
72Efficiency Medal — Infobox Military Award name= Efficiency Medal caption= awarded by= The United Kingdom type= Medal eligibility= Territorial Army (UK) Ranks; Indian Volunteer Forces; Colonial Auxiliary Forces for= Granted for a minimum of 12 years service with war …
73Efficiency (statistics) — In statistics, efficiency is one measure of desirability of an estimator.The efficiency of an unbiased statistic T is defined as:e(T)=frac{1/mathcal{I}( heta)}{mathrm{var}(T)}where mathcal{I}( heta) is the Fisher information of the sample.Thus… …
74efficiency expert — noun an expert in increasing the efficient use of machines and personnel • Syn: ↑efficiency engineer • Hypernyms: ↑expert * * * noun see efficiency engineer * * * a person who studies the methods, procedures, and job characteristics of a business …
75Efficiency Decoration — Infobox Military Award name= Efficiency Decoration caption= awarded by= The United Kingdom type= Medal (Decoration) eligibility= Territorial Army (UK) Ranks; Indian Volunteer Forces; Colonial Auxiliary Forces for= Granted for a minimum of 12… …
76efficiency engineer — noun an expert in increasing the efficient use of machines and personnel (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑efficiency expert • Hypernyms: ↑expert * * * noun also efficiency expert : one who analyzes methods, proce …
77Efficiency Decoration (New Zealand) — The Efficiency Decoration is a medal awarded to New Zealand military officers. This medal is awarded to officers who have both served for twelve years continuously and been models of efficiency in that time. First awarded in 1931, it was a… …
78Efficiency Variance — The difference between the theoretical amount of inputs required to produce a unit of output and the actual amount of inputs used. In manufacturing, efficiency variance can be used to analyze the effectiveness with respect to labor, materials,… …
79efficiency apartment — Apartment A*part ment, n. [F. appartement; cf. It. appartamento, fr. appartare to separate, set apart; all fr. L. ad + pars, partis, part. See {Apart}.] 1. A room in a building; a division in a house, separated from others by partitions. Fielding …
80efficiency of a heat engine — efficience ef*fi cience ([e^]f*f[i^]sh ens), efficiency ef*fi cien*cy ([e^]f*f[i^]sh en*s[y^]), n. [L. efficientia.] 1. The quality of being efficient or producing an effect or effects; efficient power; effectual agency. [1913 Webster] The manner …
