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1efficient — I. a. 1. Operative, active, efficacious, effective, effectual, potent. 2. Able, energetic, skilful, ready. II. n. (Rare.) Cause, operator, prime mover, efficient agent …
2efficient — efficient, iente [ efisjɑ̃, jɑ̃t ] adj. • 1290; lat. efficiens, de efficere « réaliser » 1 ♦ Philos. Cause efficiente, qui produit un effet (opposé à cause finale). 2 ♦ (1948; angl. efficient) Anglic. (abusif) Efficace, dynamique, capable de… …
3Efficient-market hypothesis — Financial markets Public market Exchange Securities Bond market Fixed income Corporate bond Government bond Municipal bond …
4Agent (The Matrix) — From left to right: Agents Brown, Smith, and Jones Agents are a group of characters in the Matrix series. They are sentient computer programs, displaying high level Artificial Intelligence, and are representatives, or Agents , of the main… …
5efficient — effective, effectual, efficacious, efficient 1. All these words mean ‘having an effect’ of some kind, but with different applications and shades of meaning. Effective means ‘having a definite or desired effect’ that is actual rather than… …
6agent — /ay jeuhnt/, n. 1. a person or business authorized to act on another s behalf: Our agent in Hong Kong will ship the merchandise. A best selling author needs a good agent. 2. a person or thing that acts or has the power to act. 3. a natural force… …
7efficient — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin efficient , efficiens, from present participle of efficere Date: 14th century 1. being or involving the immediate agent in producing an effect < the… …
8agent — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin agent , agens, from Latin, present participle of agere to drive, lead, act, do; akin to Old Norse aka to travel in a vehicle, Greek agein to drive, lead Date: 15th century 1. one that acts or… …
9agent — /ˈeɪdʒənt / (say ayjuhnt) noun 1. a person acting on behalf of another: my agent has power to sign my name. 2. someone or something that acts or has the power to act: a moral agent. 3. a natural force or object producing or used for obtaining… …
10agent — a•gent [[t]ˈeɪ dʒənt[/t]] n. 1) a person or business authorized to act on another s behalf 2) a person or thing that acts or has the power to act 3) a natural force or object producing or used for obtaining specific results: Many insects are… …
