capability
noun
ca·pa·bil·i·ty
ˌkā-pə-ˈbi-lə-tē 
plural capabilities
1
2
: a feature or faculty capable of development : potentiality
This vacant urban district has great capabilities.
3
: the facility or potential for an indicated use or deployment
the capability of a metal to be fused
nuclear capability
Examples of capability in a Sentence
The device has the capability of recording two television channels at once.
the nature of the tasks to which you are assigned will depend on your capabilities
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The big story Sipping coffee in a café surrounded by Singapore’s skyline, Anshuman Magazine of real estate services firm CBRE told me that global capability centers (GCCs) accounted for 38% of office space demand in India in the third quarter.
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Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2025
The probe will then continue toward the main-belt comet 311P/PANSTARRS, demonstrating multi-target capability and testing autonomous navigation, anchoring, and sampling systems essential for future mining missions.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2025
Bose said he was compelled by the opportunity to join Asana because of its progress in adding genAI and large-language model (LLM) capabilities to the product and the growth of non-human entities seeking access through Okta.
—Aman Kidwai, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
The goal of the initiative is to empower Chinese designers to build strong brands and business capabilities, fostering the emergence of local Chinese houses with the potential to scale globally and create synergies with brands under Kering.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2025
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Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2025
The probe will then continue toward the main-belt comet 311P/PANSTARRS, demonstrating multi-target capability and testing autonomous navigation, anchoring, and sampling systems essential for future mining missions.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2025
Bose said he was compelled by the opportunity to join Asana because of its progress in adding genAI and large-language model (LLM) capabilities to the product and the growth of non-human entities seeking access through Okta.
—Aman Kidwai, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
The goal of the initiative is to empower Chinese designers to build strong brands and business capabilities, fostering the emergence of local Chinese houses with the potential to scale globally and create synergies with brands under Kering.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for capability
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“Capability.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/capability. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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