Effect may refer to:
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result
A result (also called upshot) is the final consequence of a sequence of actions or events expressed qualitatively or quantitatively. Possible results include advantage, disadvantage, gain, injury, loss, value and victory. There may be a range ...
or change of something
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List of effects
This is a list of names for observable phenomena that contain the word “effect”, amplified by reference(s) to their respective fields of study.
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* Abscopal effect (cancer treatments) (immune system) (medical treatments) (radiation thera ...
** Cause and effect, an idiom describing
causality
Pharmacy and pharmacology
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Drug effect, a change resulting from the administration of a drug
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Therapeutic effect
Therapeutic effect refers to the response(s) after a treatment of any kind, the results of which are judged to be useful or favorable. This is true whether the result was expected, unexpected, or even an unintended consequence. An adverse effect ( ...
, a beneficial change in medical condition, often caused by a drug
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Adverse effect
An adverse effect is an undesired harmful effect resulting from a medication or other intervention, such as surgery. An adverse effect may be termed a " side effect", when judged to be secondary to a main or therapeutic effect. The term compl ...
or side effect, an unwanted change in medical condition caused by a drug
In media
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Special effect, an artificial illusion
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Sound effect
A sound effect (or audio effect) is an artificially created or enhanced sound, or sound process used to emphasize artistic or other content of films, television shows, live performance, animation, video games, music, or other media. Traditi ...
, an artificially created or enhanced sound
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Visual effects
Visual effects (sometimes abbreviated VFX) is the process by which imagery is created or manipulated outside the context of
a live-action shot in filmmaking and video production.
The integration of live-action footage and other live-action foota ...
, artificially created or enhanced images
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Audio signal processing
Audio signal processing is a subfield of signal processing that is concerned with the electronic manipulation of audio signals. Audio signals are electronic representations of sound waves— longitudinal waves which travel through air, consist ...
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Effects unit
An effects unit or effects pedal is an electronic device that alters the sound of a musical instrument or other audio source through audio signal processing.
Common effects include distortion/overdrive, often used with electric guitar in el ...
, a device used to manipulate electronic sound
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Effects pedal
An effects unit or effects pedal is an electronic device that alters the sound of a musical instrument or other audio source through audio signal processing.
Common effects include distortion/overdrive, often used with electric guitar in ele ...
, a small device attached to an instrument to modify its sound
Other uses
* Effects, one's
personal property or belongings
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Effects (G.I. Joe)
This is an alphabetical list of '' G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' characters who are members of the G.I. Joe Team. For Cobra characters, see '' List of Cobra characters''.
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Agent Faces
Agent Faces is the G.I. Joe Team's infiltrator. ...
, a fictional character in the G.I. Joe universe
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''Effects'' (film), a 2005 film
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Effect size
In statistics, an effect size is a value measuring the strength of the relationship between two variables in a population, or a sample-based estimate of that quantity. It can refer to the value of a statistic calculated from a sample of data, the ...
, a measure of the strength of a relationship between two variables
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Effect system
In computing, an effect system is a formal system that describes the computational effects of computer programs, such as side effects. An effect system can be used to provide a compile-time check of the possible effects of the program.
The effect ...
, formal system which describes the computational effects of computer programs
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Pro-Design Effect
The Pro-Design Effect is an Austrian single-place paraglider that was designed and produced by Pro-Design of Natters in the mid-2000s. It is now out of production.Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', ...
, an Austrian paraglider design
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Affect (disambiguation)
Affect may refer to:
* Affect (education)
* Affect (linguistics), attitude or emotion that a speaker brings to an utterance
* Affect (philosophy)
* Affect (psychology), the experience of feeling or emotion
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Effectiveness
Effectiveness is the capability of producing a desired result or the ability to produce desired output. When something is deemed effective, it means it has an intended or expected outcome, or produces a deep, vivid impression.
Etymology
The ori ...
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Efficacy
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Pragmatism
Pragmatism is a philosophical tradition that considers words and thought as tools and instruments for prediction, problem solving, and action, and rejects the idea that the function of thought is to describe, represent, or mirror reality. ...
, the philosophy of causes and effects
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Sequence of events
Time is the continued sequence of existence and events that occurs in an apparently irreversible succession from the past, through the present, into the future. It is a component quantity of various measurements used to sequence events, to ...
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