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efficient meaning in Sanskrit

साधन sādhana

UK/ɪˈfɪʃənt//ɪˈfɪʃənt/

efficient in Sanskrit: साधन (sādhana). In English, efficient means making good, thorough, or careful use of resources; not consuming extra. Especially, making good use of time or energy.

Sanskrit words for efficient

causing effects; producing results
साधन sādhana

English meaning of efficient

  1. adjective Making good, thorough, or careful use of resources; not consuming extra. Especially, making good use of time or energy.
  2. adjective Expressing the proportion of consumed energy that was successfully used in a process; the ratio of useful output to total input.
  3. adjective Causing effects, producing results; bringing into being; initiating change (rare except in philosophical and legal expression efficient cause = causative factor or agent).
  4. adjective Effective, efficacious.

Full definition of efficient

efficient in a sentence

  • An efficient process would automate all the routine work.
  • Our cleaners are almost too efficient: they throw away anything left out on a desk.
  • The motor is only 20% efficient at that temperature.

Synonyms of efficient

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Questions about efficient in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of efficient in Sanskrit?
Efficient in Sanskrit is साधन (sādhana).
efficient इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Efficient: साधन (sādhana).
What does efficient mean in English?
Efficient means making good, thorough, or careful use of resources; not consuming extra. Especially, making good use of time or energy.

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