Work = Resources * Efficiency
Applicable to IT, CS, and any other form of engineering.
Just putting that out there, FWIW.
Sources:
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"Efficiency": Merriam-Webster
<https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/efficiency)>:
1: the quality or degree of being efficient ("X is X! Yawn, tell me
something that means something!")
2.a: efficient operation (ehh? Ehhh!?!?!)
2.b.1: effective operation as measured by a comparison of production
with cost (as in energy, time, and money): (Ahh, so: efficiency is
"produced work" vs "resources required to produce that amount of work"!!!)
2.b.2: the ratio of the useful energy delivered by a dynamic system to
the energy supplied to it: (Ahh, so, once again: "produced work vs
resources required to produce that amount of work")
3: efficiency apartment: "a small usually furnished apartment with
minimal kitchen and bath facilities" --- ummm...not relevant...?
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"Efficiency": Dictionary.com <https://www.dictionary.com/browse/efficiency>
1. the state or quality of being efficient, or able to accomplish
something with the least waste of time and effort; competency in
performance.
"Able to accomplish something" (ie, "work") "with the least waste of
time an effort" (ie, using minimum "resources")
2. accomplishment of or ability to accomplish a job with a minimum
expenditure of time and effort: The assembly line increased industry's
efficiency. ("ability to accomplish a job" == "work", "expenditure of
time and effort" == "resources")
3. the ratio of the work done or energy developed by a machine, engine,
etc., to the energy supplied to it, usually expressed as a percentage.
("work done or energy developed by a machine, engine, etc." == "work",
"the energy supplied to it" == "resources"...ie: "the ratio of ["work"]
to ["resources"]" == "efficiency")
4. efficiency apartment: "a small apartment consisting typically of a
combined living room and bedroom area, a bathroom, and a kitchenette." -
Not relevant.