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Effectiveness vs Capability - What's the difference?

effectiveness | capability |

As nouns the difference between effectiveness and capability

is that effectiveness is the property of being effective, of achieving results while capability is the power or ability to generate an outcome.

effectiveness

English

(wikipedia effectiveness)

Noun

(-)
  • The property of being effective, of achieving results.
    • The effectiveness of the drug was well established.
  • The capacity or potential for achieving results.
  • *
  • The degree to which something achieves results.
    • He questioned the effectiveness of the treatment.
  • * 2013 , Phil McNulty, "[http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23830980]", BBC Sport , 1 September 2013:
    • United were having more possession but a sign of the effectiveness of Liverpool's defence was that it took the visitors 76 minutes to force Mignolet into serious action, when he dived to punch away a shot from substitute Nani.

    Related terms

    * effect * effective * effectivity * effector * effectual * effectuate * efficacious * efficacity * efficacy * efficiency * efficient

    capability

    English

    Noun

  • the power or ability to generate an outcome

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Related terms

    * capable adjective