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[ noun ] power to be effective; the quality of being able to bring about an effect
Synonyms Used in print (J. F. Vedder, "Micrometeorites", in Francis S. J...)The solar electromagnetic - and corpuscular-radiation_pressure and the associated Poynting-Robertson effect increase in effectiveness as the particle size decreases and modify the distribution and limit sizes to larger than a_few microns . (LeRoy Fothergill, "Biological Warfare", in Peter...)One might expect some spread of the disease in this case resulting in increased effectiveness of the attack . (Max F. Millikan and Donald L. M. Blackmer,...)American policy should press constantly the view that until these governments demand efficiency and effectiveness of their bureaucracies there is not the slightest hope that they will either modernize of democratize their societies . Related terms ineffectiveness power efficacy incisiveness effective ineffective |
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[ noun ] capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects
Examples : "the toxin's potency" "the strength of the drinks" Used in print (Successful Farming, 59:12...)All comments concerning effectiveness and use of drugs have been carefully reviewed by a veterinary medical officer with FDA . |
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