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Effectiveness vs Effectivity - What's the difference?

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Effectivity is a related term of effectiveness.



As nouns the difference between effectiveness and effectivity

is that effectiveness is the property of being effective, of achieving results while effectivity is the ability or power to be effective.

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

    effectivity

    English

    Noun

  • (uncountable) The ability or power to be effective.
  • (countable) A measure of the effectiveness of something.

    • Related terms

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

    See also

    * effectively