Efficiency and Effectiveness

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Efficiency noun - The power to produce a desired result.

Usage example: the proven efficiency of citizen patrols in reducing crime in urban neighborhoods

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Effectiveness is a synonym for efficiency in ability topic. In some cases you can use "Effectiveness" instead a noun "Efficiency", when it comes to topics like affect, organization, effect, productivity. popular alternative

Nearby Words: efficient, efficiently, efficacy

Effectiveness noun - The power to produce a desired result.

Usage example: the huge upsurge in sales pretty much demonstrated the effectiveness of the new ad campaign

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Efficiency is a synonym for effectiveness in ability topic. You can use "Efficiency" instead a noun "Effectiveness", if it concerns topics such as power, affect, influence, productivity. popular alternative

Nearby Words: effective, effectively, effector

full	full efficiency	full effectiveness
low	low efficiency	low effectiveness
equal	equal efficiency	equal effectiveness
better	better efficiency	better effectiveness
Other adjectives: usual, sheer, brutal, poor, actual, extreme, great, incredible, deadly, lethal, ruthless, limited, military, extra, ridiculous, greater, maximum, surprising, magical, terrifying, tactical, clinical, newfound.

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