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Sufficiency vs Proficiency - What's the difference?

sufficiency | proficiency |

As nouns the difference between sufficiency and proficiency

is that sufficiency is quality or condition of being sufficient while proficiency is ability, skill, competence.

sufficiency

English

Alternative forms

* sufficiencie (obsolete)

Noun

(sufficiencies)
  • Quality or condition of being sufficient.
  • An adequate amount.

    • Synonyms

    * enoughness * sufficience

    Antonyms

    * insufficiency * unsufficiency (obs.)

    proficiency

    English

    Noun

    (proficiencies)
  • Ability, skill, competence.
    • a test of proficiency in English
    to attain (or to reach) proficiency
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    Synonyms

    * ability * command * competence * skill * See also

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