EFFICACY

efficacy, efficaciousness

(noun) capacity or power to produce a desired effect; “concern about the safety and efficacy of the vaccine”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

efficacy (usually uncountable, plural efficacies)

Ability to produce a desired effect under ideal testing conditions.

Degree of ability to produce a desired effect.

Synonyms

• efficacity

Source: Wiktionary

Ef"fi*ca*cy, n. Etym: [L. efficacia, fr. efficax. See Efficacious.]

Definition: Power to produce effects; operation or energy of an agent or force; production of the effect intended; as, the efficacy of medicine in counteracting disease; the efficacy of prayer. "Of noxious efficacy." Milton.

Syn.

– Virtue; force; energy; potency; efficiency.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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