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English word I didn't know of: efficacy. At first I thought it was a big typo.
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@adiwan I still think of it as the pretentious version of 'effectiveness'.
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@takekiwiakenji I think that too. This word was used in a title of a scientific paper. Maybe they wanted to make the long title a tiny bit shorter.
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@adiwan thank you for sharing this word discovery with me
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@takeFrankerZakenji @adiwan There's a minor difference in meaning, but negligible in most cases.
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@takePotato Knishesakenji @adiwan Example: rocket engines in high speed cars are extremely effective in their goal of speed, yet they are not efficient due to their massive fuel consumption and heat generation.
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