PROFICIENCY

proficiency

(noun) the quality of having great facility and competence

proficiency, technique

(noun) skillfulness in the command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity; “practice greatly improves proficiency”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

proficiency (countable and uncountable, plural proficiencies)

Ability, skill, competence.

Synonyms

• ability

• command

• competence

• skill

• See also skill

Source: Wiktionary


Pro*fi"cience, Pro*fi"cien*cy, n.

Definition: The quality of state of being proficient; advance in the acquisition of any art, science, or knowledge; progression in knowledge; improvement; adeptness; as, to acquire proficiency in music.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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