effectivity
- noun
- /ɪˈfɛktɪvɪti/
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efectividad
- Researchers are studying the effectivity of the vaccine in preventing the spread of the virus.
Examples
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To determine the fundamental effect of each NIS (newly independent state) toward the Kremlin, we created a scale of effectivity on the basis of daily country reports from the Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS).
Academic text (2000) -
The effectivity of the new marketing strategy was evident in the increased sales figures.
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I've given in to the temptation to express this via an argument of effectivity.
Blog text (15) -
Through Catherine, Austen makes a case for the effectivity of novels, for their ability to, in the words of James Thompson, "affect how people live ... and the choices they make" (12).
Academic text (2009) -
In her "Reconstituting the Subject: Feminism, Modernism and Postmodernism," Susan Hekman reevaluates the debate surrounding the "decentered subject" and its effectivity in feminist theories.
Academic text (1992) -
The team evaluated the effectivity of different teaching methods on student learning outcomes.
Synonyms
140
3.5
The ability to make something work as planned
41
7.4
The ability to produce the wanted result
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6.3
Strength of a drug or chemical to produce an effect
Ability to produce the wanted result
The ability to get the result you want
The ability of something to produce the result you want
Antonyms
How Effective
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Effectivity comes from the common word effect, which comes from an old Latin root meaning 'to make happen', plus the ending -ity that names a quality. So, effectivity means the power or quality of actually making things happen or producing the result you want.