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There isn't really a whole lot of difference between them.
The "impact" is the overall net result for a person, group, or industry,
which could be the sum of the individual "effects," or a secondary result of them.
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Do not confuse the words affect, effect, and impact, each of which can be used both as a verb and as a noun. Avoid incorrectly using impact as a verb in place of affect or as a noun in place of effect.
Affect as a verb means "to influence."
The temperature affects the growth rate of the bacterial sample.
Affect as a noun has a specialized meaning in medicine and psychology, referring to moods and feeling as distinct from thoughts or knowledge.
Dua (1989) constructed the Thoughts and Real-Life Experience Scale (THARL) to assess the degree of positive and negative affect experienced by people as a result of their thoughts and day-to-day interactions.
--J. K. Dua, "The Role of Negative Affect and Positive Affect in Stress, Depression, Self-Esteem, Assertiveness, Type A Behaviors, Psychological Health, and Physical Health," Genet Psychological Monographs
Effect as a verb means "to bring about, to produce," or to "accomplish something."
The temperature reversal effected a major slowdown in the bacterial growth rate.
Effect as a noun means "result."
Increased bacterial growth rate was one major effect of the rise in pond temperature.
Impact as a verb means "strike with a blow" or "to pack firmly together."
The wisdom tooth impacted the molar.
Impact as a noun means "a collision."
The constant impact of the two gear mechanisms on each other eventually produced metal fatigue in several sprockets.
Do not use impact as a verb in place of "to affect."
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The temperature impacts the growth rate of the bacterial sample.
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The temperature affects the growth rate of the bacterial sample.
Do not use impact as a noun in place of "effect."
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The release of hydrocarbons has had a significant impact on the depth of the ozone layer.
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The release of hydrocarbons has had a significant effect on the depth of the ozone layer.
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