inefficiency

Meanings

• Adjective

  The state or quality of being inefficient or unproductive.

• Lack of productivity or effectiveness.

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Variants

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inefficiencies , inefficiency

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Etymology

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From the Latin inefficax, meaning 'ineffective'.

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Trivia

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1. Did you know that the most inefficient way to boil water is to use a teapot with a lid?

2. Inefficiency is not always a bad thing - sometimes it allows for creativity and innovation.

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Related Concepts

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1. Productivity: The efficiency of producing goods and services.

2. Efficiency: The ability to produce desired results with minimum wasted effort or resources.

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Culture

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Inefficiency is a common theme in various forms of art and literature, often used to criticize or satirize wasteful practices or bureaucracy.

How to Memorize "inefficiency"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a machine that is not functioning properly, or imagine a person working slowly and ineffectively.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with images of wasted time or resources.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym 'INEFF' to remember the definition: Ineffective, Non-productive, Excessive, Faulty, and Frivolous.

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