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Efficacy vs Optimization - What's the difference?

efficacy | optimization |

As nouns the difference between efficacy and optimization

is that efficacy is (uncountable) ability to produce a desired amount of a desired effect while optimization is the design and operation of a system or process to make it as good as possible in some defined sense.

efficacy

English

Noun

(-)
  • (uncountable) Ability to produce a desired amount of a desired effect.

    • Synonyms

    * efficacity

    Related terms

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

    External links

    * *

    optimization

    English

    Alternative forms

    * optimisation

    Noun

    (wikipedia optimization) (en noun)
  • the design and operation of a system or process to make it as good as possible in some defined sense

    • Derived terms

    * optimization problem * continuous optimization * combinatorial optimization * convex optimization * discrete optimization * global optimization * stochastic optimization * unconstrained optimization

    See also

    * linear programming