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competence vs proficiency

proficiency vs competence

competence and proficiency both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
competence Yes No No No
proficiency Yes No No No
As nouns, proficiency is a hyponym of competence; that is, proficiency is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than competence:
  • competence: the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually
  • proficiency: the quality of having great facility and competence
Other hyponyms of competence include fitness, linguistic competence.
competence (noun) proficiency (noun)
the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually the quality of having great facility and competence
skillfulness in the command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity
Difference between competence and proficiency

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