effective

Phonetic

US /ɪˈfektɪv/UK /ɪˈfektɪv/

Translations

ADJHaving the power to produce a required effect or effects., Producing a decided or decisive effect., Efficient, serviceable, or operative, available for useful work., Actually in effect., Having no negative coefficients., approximate; Not describing the fundamental dynamic changes in some system as they happen.
NOUNa soldier fit for duty

Variants

  • effectives: Plural

Examples

  • Regulations on the industry are so lax that supplement makers do not have to prove their products are safe and effective before they hit store shelves—which studies suggest many would have a hard time doing.

    Source:time.com

  • A 2014 meta-analysis found that semaglutide may be effective in lowering liver enzymes (transaminitis) and improving certain radiologically observed features of metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease.[

    Source:en.wikipedia.org

  • However, "rigorously" doesn't imply "pedagogically effective", that is, we don't "naturally" think within the bounds of the axiomatic method

    Source:github.com

  • We pay too little attention to delivering effective government as a critical democratic value

    Source:cn.nytimes.com

  • Around President Biden, a siege mentality has set in post-debate, one at odds with the persistent concerns of voters who view him as too old to be effective.

    Source:www.nytimes.com

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