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Proficiency vs Readiness - What's the difference?

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Proficiency is a related term of readiness.


As nouns the difference between proficiency and readiness

is that proficiency is ability, skill, competence while readiness is the state or degree of being ready.

proficiency

English

Noun

(proficiencies)
  • Ability, skill, competence.
    • a test of proficiency in English
    to attain (or to reach) proficiency
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    • , year=2012 , date=April 26 , author=Tasha Robinson , title=Film: Reviews: The Pirates! Band Of Misfits : , work=The Onion AV Club citation , page= , passage=But Pirates! comes with all the usual Aardman strengths intact, particularly the sense that its characters and creators alike are too good-hearted and sweet to nitpick. The ambition is all in the craft rather than in the storytelling, but it’s hard to say no to the proficiency of that craft, or the mild good cheer behind it. }}

    Synonyms

    * ability * command * competence * skill * See also

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    readiness

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The state or degree of being ready.
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    • , title=(The Celebrity), chapter=5 , passage=We expressed our readiness , and in ten minutes were in the station wagon, rolling rapidly down the long drive, for it was then after nine. We passed on the way the van of the guests from Asquith.}}

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