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Proficiency vs Trait - What's the difference?

proficiency | trait |

As a noun proficiency

is ability, skill, competence.

As a verb trait is

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proficiency

English

Noun

(proficiencies)
  • Ability, skill, competence.
    • a test of proficiency in English
    to attain (or to reach) proficiency
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    * ability * command * competence * skill * See also

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    trait

    English

    (wikipedia trait)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • an identifying characteristic, habit or trend
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    • The number one personality trait I hate is hypocrisy. Why can't you be consistent!?
  • (computing, programming) In object-oriented programming, an uninstantiable collection of methods that provides functionality to a class by using the class’s own interface.

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    * character trait

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