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>