Efficiency, Effectiveness

10:52 Mar 2, 2006
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English to Swedish translations [Non-PRO]
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English term or phrase: Efficiency, Effectiveness
How would one differentiate these words in Swedish? Both are translated as "effektivitet"?

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Efficiency and effectiveness has been described to me as "doing the right things", and "doing things right".
Mario Kristiansson


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3effektivitet (grad), effektivitet (träda i kraft)
Jan Sundström


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efficiency, effectiveness
effektivitet (grad), effektivitet (träda i kraft)


Explanation:
To a certain extent these two words are synonyms in English as well, so it's not easy to find two clean-cut terms in Swedish that don't overlap each other.
Although in English the first term often refers to the degree of efficiency, whereas the second points at to what extend something is into effect, you're right that "effektivitet" is used indistinctively for both efficiency and effectiveness in Swedish.


    Reference: http://www.synonymer.se/?query=effektivitet&btnS=Hitta+synon...
    Reference: http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=Effectiveness%20
Jan Sundström
Sweden
Local time: 11:37
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish

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neutral  Reino Havbrandt (X): effektivitet/ändamålsenlighet används, dessutom tycker jag det är bra termer
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