What does Proficiency mean?

Definitions for Proficiency
pro·fi·cien·cy

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. proficiencynoun

    the quality of having great facility and competence

  2. proficiency, techniquenoun

    skillfulness in the command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity

    "practice greatly improves proficiency"

Wiktionary

  1. proficiencynoun

    Ability, skill, competence.

  2. proficiencynoun

    Knowledge.

  3. Etymology: From proficientem, from proficere.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Proficience, Proficiencynoun

    Profit; advancement in any thing; improvement gained. It is applied to intellectual acquisition.

    Etymology: from proficio, Lat.

    Persons of riper years, who flocked into the church during the three first centuries, were obliged to pass through instructions, and give account of the proficiency. Addison.

    Some reflecting with too much satisfaction on their own proficiencies, or presuming on their election by God, persuade themselves into a careless security. John Rogers, Sermons.

ChatGPT

  1. proficiency

    Proficiency refers to a high degree of competence or skill, an advanced level of knowledge or mastery in a particular subject or ability. It is typically acquired through extensive training, practice, research, or experience.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Proficiencynoun

    the quality of state of being proficient; advance in the acquisition of any art, science, or knowledge; progression in knowledge; improvement; adeptness; as, to acquire proficiency in music

CrunchBase

  1. Proficiency

    Proficiency, Inc. provides product knowledge integration and CAD interoperability solutions that enable manufacturers and suppliers to share product knowledge from various engineering and manufacturing environments. Its solutions include product knowledge migration, which delivers a process of technology and methodology that meets migration needs; and supplier delivery solutions to original equipment manufacturers or higher tier suppliers. The company™s products also include Collaboration Gateway V7.0, which enables the transfer of the product knowledge between CAD systems that include geometry, features, sketches, manufacturing info, metadata, assembly information, and drawings in the conversion process; and Completion Wizard, which provides an interactive method of completing the process. In addition, it offers CAD translation services, such as geometry-only, product knowledge, and associative drawing translations; consulting services, such as migration strategy, supplier delivery strategy, and process integration consulting; and implementation services, such as training, customer support, and customer specific developments. The company serves various companies in the automotive, aerospace and defense, and heavy machinery industries.Proficiency, Inc. was founded in 1998 and is based in Marlborough, Massachusetts. As of July 1, 2009, Proficiency, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of ITI TranscenData.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Proficiency in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Proficiency in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Proficiency in a Sentence

  1. San Clemente:

    As the defender tends to know the terrain and friendly disposition better than the attacker – the defender has the advantage, this same rule applies for attack helicopters, but the weather can be worse.To some degree, it depends on crew proficiency and terrain awareness systems on the aircraft.

  2. Mike Pompeo:

    This assessment is based on intelligence, the weapons used, the level of expertise needed to execute the operation, recent similar Iranian attacks on shipping, and the fact that no proxy group operating in the area has the resources and proficiency to act with such a high degree of sophistication.

  3. Sam Park:

    One of the primary concerns I've always had when it comes to organizing particularly older Asian American voters are the various barriers that exist, primarily language, i know there are relatively high levels of limited English proficiency amongst older Korean American, Vietnamese and Chinese American voters. And so having an understanding of the barriers that certain voters may face, and then ensuring that your political operation and outreach program is sophisticated enough.

  4. Raymond Yuan:

    Institutional investors benefit from both large scale and proficiency in management whereas retail investors who couldn’t keep up will be weeded out.

  5. Frank Straub:

    Owning a firearm and being able to deploy a firearm in a safe manner requires not only familiarity with the weapon system but also a level of proficiency.

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Translations for Proficiency

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  • معرفة, إمكانArabic
  • aptitud, competència, habilitatCatalan, Valencian
  • Können, Begabung, Kompetenz, KenntnisseGerman
  • ικανότηταGreek
  • competencia, conocimiento, aptitud, habilidad, suficiencia, periciaSpanish
  • pätevyys, taitavuusFinnish
  • compétenceFrench
  • प्रवीणता, निपुणताHindi
  • kompetentesoIdo
  • competenza, conoscenza, perizia, abilitàItalian
  • 上達, 熟練度, 習熟度, 熟練, 習熟Japanese
  • competentieDutch
  • proficiênciaPortuguese
  • мастерство, способность, умение, сноровка, навыкRussian
  • aftësiAlbanian
  • kunskap, begåvning, skicklighet, färdighet, kunnighetSwedish
  • திறமைTamil
  • مہارتUrdu
  • 精通Chinese

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