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    efficacy
    /ˈɛfɪkəsi/

    noun

    • 1. the ability to produce a desired or intended result: formal "there is little information on the efficacy of this treatment"

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  2. EFFICACY definition: 1. the ability of something to produce the intended result: 2. how well a particular treatment or…. Learn more.

  3. The meaning of EFFICACY is the power to produce an effect. How to use efficacy in a sentence.

  4. the ability of something to produce the intended result: The study is a serious attempt to understand the efficacy of cash incentives as a way of promoting learning. Synonyms. effectiveness. efficacity. medical specialized. how well a particular treatment or drug works under carefully controlled scientific testing conditions:

  5. If you talk about the efficacy of something, you are talking about its effectiveness and its ability to do what it is supposed to. Recent medical studies confirm the efficacy of a healthier lifestyle.

  6. Efficacy definition: the capacity for producing a desired result or effect. See examples of EFFICACY used in a sentence.

  7. The effectiveness, or efficacy, of something is how well it works or brings the results you hoped for. A scientist does research to determine the efficacy of a vaccine or medicine under development. If it is efficacious, it will cure or prevent a disease. Definitions of efficacy. noun.

  8. Definition of efficacy noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. The Britannica Dictionary. efficacy. 1 ENTRIES FOUND: efficacy (noun) efficacy / ˈ ɛfɪkəsi/ noun. Britannica Dictionary definition of EFFICACY. [noncount] formal. : the power to produce a desired result or effect. The efficacy [= effectiveness] of this treatment has not yet been proved.

  10. efficacy meaning, definition, what is efficacy: the ability of something to produce the ...: Learn more.

  11. Efficacy definition: Power or capacity to produce a desired effect; effectiveness.