different between efficiency vs competence

English

Etymology

From Latin efficientia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??f??n?si/

Noun

efficiency (countable and uncountable, plural efficiencies)

1. The extent to which time is well used for the intended task.

   Antonyms: inefficiency, wastefulness
2. (dated) The quality of producing an effect or effects.
   • 1594, Richard Hooker, Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie

     The manner of this divine efficiency being far above us.

3. The extent to which a resource, such as electricity, is used for the intended purpose; the ratio of useful work to energy expended.

   Antonyms: inefficiency, wastefulness

4. (US) A one-room apartment.

   Synonyms: efficiency apartment, (UK, Ireland) bedsit

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References

• efficiency on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French compétence, from Late Latin competentia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k?mp?t?ns/

Noun

competence (countable and uncountable, plural competences)

1. (uncountable) The quality or state of being competent, i.e. able or suitable for a general role.
2. (countable) The quality or state of being able or suitable for a particular task; the quality or state of being competent for a particular task.
3. (linguistics) The system of linguistic knowledge possessed by native speakers of a language, as opposed to its actual use in concrete situations (performance), cf. w:linguistic competence.
4. (dated) A sustainable income.
5. (countable, law, politics) the legal authority to deal with a matter.
6. (geology) The degree to which a rock is resistant to deformation or flow.

Synonyms

• ability
• competency
• nous
• savoir-faire
• knack (colloq.)
• aptitude
• See also Thesaurus:skill

Antonyms

• inability
• ineptitude
• incompetence

Related terms

• compete
• competition
• competentness

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References

• “competence” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.