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[Adjective] | "ef*fi*ca*cious" | \ ˌe-fə-ˈkā-shəs \
1: having the power to produce a desired effect
Origin: 1528 ;
Borrowed from Middle French efficace "effective" or its source Latin efficāc-, efficāx "capable of fulfilling a function, effective" (from efficere "to make, bring about, produce, carry out" + -āc-, -āx, deverbal suffix denoting habitual or successful performance) + {see: |-ious|-ious} {mat|effect:1|}, {mat|audacious|};
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[Noun] | "efficaciousness"
1: the power to produce a desired result;
* e.g., " ... the efficaciousness of exercise in improving physical as well as emotional well-being "
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[Adjective] | "efficacious"
1: producing or capable of producing a desired result;
* e.g., " ... taking a cookie break while studying is one of the most efficacious ways of rejuvenating the mind that I have ever discovered "
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[ "efficacious" ]
1: A douchey way of saying effective.
* e.g., ... When trying to impress with his vocabulary by using the word 'efficacious' rather than 'effective', the man was actually more efficacious at sounding like an ass.
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[ "efficacy" ]
1: The division of the product of a unit's hit points and damage by its attack period
* e.g., ... A rifleman's efficacy turns out to be 7070.
[ "efficacy" ]
2: The derivative of impact
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[ "efficacious" ]
1: An adjective (descriptive word):
Describing thing, or person, producing, or sure to produce, desired effect.
"Efficaciously" (adverb) describing the behaviour of act in such a manner as to effect the desired effect.
* e.g., ... Asprin is truly "efficacious" for the treatment of headaches.
I've never known a teacher to be so consistent in dealing so "efficaciously" with problem students, as he does.
[ "efficacious" ]
2: I may help to understand that the Latin root for these words is the same as that for "Efficient".
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[ "self-efficacy" ]
1: when a person believes in their own ability to complete a task.
when someone poops themself.
* e.g., ... Self-efficacy led Stephanie to believe she could make good marks on the exam.
Stephanie was unable to finish the exam due to self-efficacy.
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