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. Mohammed Alomran:

   What is alarming in the Saudi petrochemical industry is its obsolete fixed assets and inefficiency, where large numbers of plants today are more than 20-30 years old and do not match parameters of fuel consumption and need to be replaced.

2. From Petronii Arbitri Satyricon AD 66 (Attributed to Gaius Petronus, a Roman General who later committed suicide):

   We trained hard, but it seemed every time we were beginning to form up into teams, we would be reorganised. I was to learn later in life that we tend to meet any new situation by reorganising, and a wonderful method it can be for creating the illusion of progress while producing confusion, inefficiency and demoralisation.

3. Caius Petronius, Roman Consul, 66 A.D.:

   We trained hard, but it seemed that every time we were beginning to form up into teams we would be reorganised.  I was to learn later in life that we tend to meet any new situation by reorganising: and a wonderful method it can be for creating the illusion of progress, while producing confusion, inefficiency and demoralisation.

4. Iqbal Athas:

   Inefficiency, mediocrity, and infighting within the government contributed to last week's attack.

5. Eric Ambler:

   For the skeptic there remains only one consolation: if there should be such a thing as superhuman law it is administered with subhuman 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