In addition, the system has recorded high standards with a computing efficiency ratio of 93.0%.

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Moreover, for one of the world's largest supercomputers, it achieved an extraordinarily high computing efficiency ratio of 93.0%.

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Fifth Third, for example, has long been known for its tight expense management, but its efficiency ratio was 63% in the fourth quarter.

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So an efficiency ratio of 90% means that a team was 10% more efficient than the league median, whereas an efficiency ratio of 120% means that a team was 20% less efficient than the median.

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Additionally, its chief financial officer, Tim Sloan, said that the performance reflected its steady concentration on long-term metrics, such as ROA and ROE, as it improved its efficiency ratio of 57.1 percent, well within its target range of 55 to 59.

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The key to thermal efficiency for internal combustion engines is compression ratio.

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Its cost-income ratio, a common measure of efficiency in the industry, is a giddy 78%.

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Its cost-income ratio, a standard measure of efficiency, is a flabby 83%.

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The higher the compression ratio, the higher the thermal efficiency.

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The higher the compression ratio, the higher the power output and the higher the thermal efficiency.

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