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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|};

    [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 "





    [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 "





     [ "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. 

     [ "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

     [ "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".

     [ "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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