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competency vs proficiency

proficiency vs competency

competency and proficiency both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
competency Yes No No No
proficiency Yes No No No
As nouns, proficiency is a hyponym of competency; that is, proficiency is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than competency:
  • competency: the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually
  • proficiency: the quality of having great facility and competence
Other hyponyms of competency include fitness, linguistic competence.
competency (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 competency and proficiency

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