Lack of efficiency or effectiveness.
Used in a Sentence
inefficiency
Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for inefficiency.
Editorial note
Policies like the one you describe are just a market inefficiency that doesn't have a real justification for existing (outside of your own interests).
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Quick take
Lack of efficiency or effectiveness.
Meaning at a glance
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Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for inefficiency.
noun
Lack of efficiency or effectiveness.
Example sentences
Policies like the one you describe are just a market inefficiency that doesn't have a real justification for existing (outside of your own interests).
However to me this signals the possibility of an inefficiency in the market, and something that trolls leverage.
Most uncouplers act to reduce that differential, thus causing inefficiency in the system, which is lost as heat.
Maybe inefficiency is a price worth paying for increased resiliency and ability to adapt to environment without explicit specification.
People have problems enough to deal with and no one, even lawyers, should have a stake in waste and inefficiency.
Believing in waste, inefficiency, and rent-seeking is compatible with a determination to apply the resources of government to improve people's lives.
Understanding what licenses is suitable where, when and how means being able to compete in highly competitive areas, and only if the market leans towards monopoly can inefficiency survive.
Thankfully, Uber and others had a mechanism to undermine that market inefficiency, the rent seeking.
Lifting weight is about 25% efficient, due to the inefficiency of your own muscles.
That a lot of inefficiency in software is really a form of job security.
Its inefficiency on CPUs is a conscious design choice to deter botnets.
As much as programming is applied math, most companies are not Google or Facebook and have problems that can suffer the inefficiency of a non-expert.
Quote examples
Basically, the mayor is supporting using politics to continue the market inefficiency where politics originally limited the number of Taxi medallions (Microeconomics term is "rent seeking").
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use inefficiency in a sentence?
Policies like the one you describe are just a market inefficiency that doesn't have a real justification for existing (outside of your own interests).
What does inefficiency mean?
Lack of efficiency or effectiveness.
What part of speech is inefficiency?
inefficiency is commonly used as noun.