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efficiency = performance / resources Efficient has connotations of economy, of optimal use of resources but with a hint of parsimony - another way to get effic
by barrkel 9y ago
efficiency = performance / resources
Efficient has connotations of economy, of optimal use of resources but with a hint of parsimony - another way to get efficiency is to reduce the denominator.
Performant emphasises the numerator much more.
- jgoldfar 9y ago*increase the denominator. nitpick aside, agreed
- barrkel 9y agoReducing the denominator is the other way to increase efficiency. The denominator is the number under the line, the divisor.
- da_chicken 9y agoThe denominator is "resources," which here means "resource cost." Increasing resource cost reduces efficiency. You want to either increase the numerator ("performance") or decrease the denominator ("resources").
- da_chicken 9y agoYep. A top fuel dragster goes from 0-60 mph (~0-100 kmh) in about 0.2 seconds, but it will use about 20 gallons (~75 liters) of fuel going 1,000 ft (~300 m). Very high performance. Very low efficiency.