Efficiency

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Efficiency is the measure of "usefulness" of an operation, process or machine.

Efficiency can be expressed as

μ = W_o/W_i    (1)

where

μ = efficiency

W_o = work or power output 

W_i = work or power input

Efficiency can be expressed as a percentage or as a per-unit decimal fraction of 1.

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