Posted By: lodyhin (JNS) on 'CZling'
Title:     Re: Efficacy vs. efficiency
Date:      Tue Jan 12 16:24:14 1999

> Dokaze mi nekdo vysvetlit vyznamovy rozdil? 

efficacy: the power to produce an effect <efficacy of the drug>

efficiency: the capacity to produce desired results with a minimum
   expenditure of energy, time, or resources <demands a high degree of 
   efficiency on the job>

Citovany Webster je oznacuje za synonyma, ja ziji v predstave, ze efficiency 
se pouziva tam, kde se meri pomer mezi vystupem a vstupem, napr. ucinnost 
nejakeho stroje; efficacy tam, kde se vstupy nedaji merit ci definovat -- 
napr. ucinnost drogy.

lodyhin <snajdr5@students.zcu.cz>


 

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