effectivity
/əˈfek.tɪv.ə.t̬i/
effectivity noun: the ability or power to be effective.
Noun
effectivity (countable and uncountable, plural effectivities)
- The ability or power to be effective.
- "The extent to which the colonial people are unable to be reasonably aware of their own history and present conditions testifies to the effect and effectivity of colonial stereotype."2016, Dexu Zhang, “Representational Ethics: The Mimic Men and the Mimic Men”, in Critique: Studies in Contemporary Fiction, volume 57, number 1, →DOI, page 31
- A measure of the effectiveness of something.
- [Technical documentation] An indication of the product, procedure, or timescale for which an item of information is applicable or effective.
Forms of effectivity
| plural | effectivities |
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Origin of effectivity
From effective + -ity.
Questions about effectivity
- What does effectivity mean?
- Effectivity means the ability or power to be effective.
- What part of speech is effectivity?
- Effectivity is a noun.
- How do you pronounce effectivity?
- Effectivity is pronounced /əˈfek.tɪv.ə.t̬i/ (US).
- What is the plural of effectivity?
- The plural of effectivity is effectivities.
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