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capability - the quality of being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally; "he worked to the limits of his capability" |
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capableness |
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incapability,
incapableness the quality of not being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally
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incapability,
incapableness the quality of not being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally
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capable (usually followed by `of') having capacity or ability; "capable of winning"; "capable of hard work"; "capable of walking on two feet"
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incapable not meeting requirements; "unequal to the demands put upon him"
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ability the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment
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associability,
associableness the capability of being easily associated or joined or connected in thought
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defensibility capability of being defended; "they built their castles with an eye to their defensibility"; "client complaints create a felt need for the defensibility of individual actions"
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executability capability of being executed; "the job is executable for two million dollars"; "this contract is not executable"
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capacity a specified function; "he was employed in the capacity of director"; "he should be retained in his present capacity at a higher salary"
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military capability,
military posture,
military strength,
posture,
strength capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war; "we faced an army of great strength"; "politicians have neglected our military posture"
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operating capability,
performance capability the capability of a technological system to perform as intended
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overkill any effort that seems to go farther than would be necessary to achieve its goal
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capability - an aptitude that may be developed |
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capableness,
potentiality |
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incapability,
incapableness the quality of not being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally
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capable (usually followed by `of') having capacity or ability; "capable of winning"; "capable of hard work"; "capable of walking on two feet"
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incapable not meeting requirements; "unequal to the demands put upon him"
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aptitude inherent ability
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perfectibility the capability of becoming perfect; "he believes in the ultimate perfectibility of man"
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compass,
grasp,
reach,
range navigational instrument for finding directions
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imperfectibility the capability of becoming imperfect
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capability - the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment; "the capability of a metal to be fused" |
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capacity |
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susceptibility,
susceptibleness the state of being susceptible; easily affected
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resistance the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with; "he encountered a general feeling of resistance from many citizens"; "despite opposition from the newspapers he went ahead"
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activity any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity"
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