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effectivity

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ef·fec·tive  (-fktv)
adj.
1.
a. Having an intended or expected effect.
b. Producing a strong impression or response; striking: gave an effective performance as Othello.
2. Operative; in effect: The law is effective immediately.
3. Existing in fact; actual: a decline in the effective demand.
4. Prepared for use or action, especially in warfare.
n.
A soldier or a piece of military equipment that is ready for combat: "The 'company' was no more than two platoons of effectives" (Tom Clancy).

ef·fective·ness, effec·tivi·ty n.
Synonyms: effective, effectual, efficacious, efficient
These adjectives mean producing or capable of producing a desired effect: an effective reprimand; an effectual complaint; an efficacious remedy; the efficient cause of the revolution.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.effectivity - power to be effective; the quality of being able to bring about an effect
power, powerfulness - possession of controlling influence; "the deterrent power of nuclear weapons"; "the power of his love saved her"; "his powerfulness was concealed by a gentle facade"
incisiveness, trenchancy - keenness and forcefulness of thought or expression or intellect
efficaciousness, efficacy - capacity or power to produce a desired effect; "concern about the safety and efficacy of the vaccine"


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the effectivity or actuality of the democratic promise, like that of the communist promise, will always keep within it, and it must do so, this absolutely undetermined messianic hope at its heart, this eschatological relation to the outcome of an event and of a singularity, of an alterity that cannot be anticipated.
Possibly the substantial (but not unrealistic) level of antidegradant was such that it leveled off any contrasts in effectivity between them, at least, in regard to loss of elongation.
together is not that they are called "nigger"; the important thing is that they be able to appropriate the racist language in a countermove that defuses its pejorative effectivity.
 
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