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/ɪˈfɛk.tɪv.nɪs/
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/əˈfɛk.tɪv.nəs/
Noun
The property of being effective, of achieving results.
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The effectiveness of the drug was well established.
The capacity or potential for achieving results.
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The problem with these precedents is that the Security Council did not authorize intervention in Syria, and an intervention there will thus harm, not help, the Council’s credibility and effectiveness.
The degree to which something achieves results.
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He questioned the effectiveness of the treatment.
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United were having more possession but a sign of the effectiveness of Liverpool's defence was that it took the visitors 76 minutes to force Mignolet into serious action, when he dived to punch away a shot from substitute Nani.
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power to be effective; the quality of being able to bring about an effect
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capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects
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the toxin's potency
the strength of the drinks