Definitions for inefficiency
ˌɪn ɪˈfɪʃ ən siin·ef·fi·cien·cy

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1. inefficiencynoun

   unskillfulness resulting from a lack of efficiency

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1. inefficiencynoun

   Lack of efficiency or effectiveness.

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1. inefficiency

   Inefficiency refers to a lack of optimization in the use of resources such that there is waste or unnecessary effort and time spent. It is the inability to achieve maximum productivity or outcomes with minimum wasted effort or expense. This may relate to systems, processes, technologies, employees, or entire organizations. Inefficiency often results in increased costs, wasted time, decreased productivity, and lower levels of satisfaction.

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1. Inefficiencynoun

   the quality of being inefficient; want of power or energy sufficient; want of power or energy sufficient for the desired effect; inefficacy; incapacity; as, he was discharged from his position for inefficiency

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1. Inefficiency

   The term inefficiency has several meanings depending on the context in which its used: ⁕Allocative inefficiency - Allocative inefficiency theory says that the distribution of resources between alternatives does not fit with consumer taste. For example, a company may have the lowest costs in "productive" terms, but the result may be inefficient in allocative terms because the "true" or social cost exceeds the price that consumers are willing to pay for an extra unit of the product. This is true, for example, if the firm produces pollution. Consumers would prefer that the firm and its competitors produce less of the product and charge a higher price, to internalize the external cost. ⁕Distributive Inefficiency - refers to the inefficient distribution of income and wealth within a society. Decreasing marginal utilities of wealth suggests that more egalitarian distributions of wealth are more efficient than unegalitarian distributions. Distributive inefficiency is often associated with economic inequality. ⁕Economic inefficiency - refers to a situation where "we could be doing a better job," i.e., attaining our goals at lower cost. It is the opposite of economic efficiency. In the latter case, there is no way to do a better job, given the available resources and technology.

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1. • Unskillfulness

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of inefficiency in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of inefficiency in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of inefficiency in a Sentence

1. Detronius Arbiter:

   I was to learn later in life that we tend to meet any new situation by reorganizing and a wonderful method it can be for creating the illusion of progress while producing confusion, inefficiency, and demoralization.

2. Cristiane Mazzetti:

   In 2020, despite the prohibition of the use of fire and with the armed forces in the field since mid-May, the fires are still uncontrolled in Greenpeace Amazon, proving once again the inefficiency of the government, the figures show that the strategy adopted by the federal government is inefficient to contain the destruction of the most biodiverse forest on the planet.

3. Daniel Loeb:

   The capacity expansions should not be thought of as an alternative to solving the blatant capital inefficiency of Fanuc.

4. Brett Schaefer:

   If he is proposing giving these resources to the U.N. system, it would represent a massive expansion of resources to organizations that have a troubling history of mismanagement and inefficiency, in 2018, global GDP was $85 trillion. Total revenue for the U.N. system in 2018 was $56 billion. Moreover, we have seen the World Health Organization badly mishandle the response to COVID-19 by trusting information from China. Why that experience would give governments confidence to give such resources to the UN is a mystery.

5. Michael Seibel:

   We were able to do 50% more office hours with founders than an in-person batch. It turns out that all of that driving and parking and looking for meeting room just generated so much inefficiency.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=inefficiency
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Inefficiency
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inefficiency
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=inefficiency
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=inefficiency