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De - Pt| English Dictionary: efficient' | by the DICT Development Group |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Efficient \Ef*fi"cient\, a. [L. efficiens, -entis, p. pr. of efficere to effect: cf. F. efficient. See {Effect}, n.] Causing effects; producing results; that makes the effect to be what it is; actively operative; not inactive, slack, or incapable; characterized by energetic and useful activity; as, an efficient officer, power. The efficient cause is the working cause. --Wilson. Syn: Effective; effectual; competent; able; capable; material; potent. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Efficient \Ef*fi"cient\, n. An efficient cause; a prime mover. God . . . moveth mere natural agents as an efficient only. --Hooker. | |
