ineffectivity

English

Noun

ineffectivity (countable and uncountable, plural ineffectivities)

1. The quality of being ineffective.
   • 1895 September, “Discussion on Mr. Barr Robertson’s Paper”, in Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, volume LVIII, part III, London: Edward Stanford:

     This group includes various degrees of ineffectivity.

   • 1974, Henrik L. Blum, Planning for Health: Development and Application of Social Change Theory, page 257:

     Nevertheless, the procedure to be described has been useful in beginning the study of problems as varied as those of disease, undesirable conditions, sick or failing communities, inequities in receiving services, or inefficiencies and ineffectivities in the machinery for delivery of services.

   • 1982, Proceedings of the International Mathematical Conference, Singapore 1981, page 21:

     To be honest, I have not studied the Linnik-Malyšev proof closely enough to be sure that it does not contain further hidden ineffectivities.

   • 1984, Zeitschrift für Naturforschung, page 808:

     Despite the ineffectivities of options 5.1.2.1 and 5.1.2.2, some cases were observed indicating an increasing circadian period with increasing light dark ratio of the test light cycle.

Synonyms

• ineffectiveness

Antonyms

• effectivity

Translations

quality of being ineffective — see ineffectiveness