effiziente

Effiziente is the German adjective meaning efficient or effective. It describes the ability of a process, device, system, or method to achieve desired results while using resources—such as time, energy, or materials—minimally. In usage, efficiency is often a design or performance target in engineering, management, and policy contexts.

Declension and usage: As an attributive adjective, effiziente is declined to agree with the noun it modifies. Examples include ein effizienter Prozess (masculine, nominative), eine effiziente Lösung (feminine, nominative), ein effizientes System (neuter, nominative), and die effizienten Prozesse (plural, nominative). In other cases the endings change accordingly (genitive, dative, accusative). The noun form Effiziente, capitalized, can also refer to a person who is efficient or to a group of such people, as in der Effiziente or die Effizienten.

Etymology and related terms: Effiziente derives from the Latin efficients “producing, bringing about” and is related to the noun Effizienz (efficiency) and the English word efficient. The term entered Germantechnical and managerial vocabulary in the modern era, aligning with concepts of optimization and resource management.

Contexts and usage: The word appears across fields such as engineering, energy policy, operations management, and product design. Phrases commonly describe things as energieeffiziente Geräte (energy-efficient devices), effiziente Prozesse (efficient processes), or kosten- und ressourceneffiziente Lösungen (cost- and resource-efficient solutions).

See also: Effizienz, Energieeffizienz, Prozessoptimierung, Lean Management, Operationsforschung.