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
Recent Examples on the Web
Advertisement Of course, a QB’s performance derives from more than his own capabilities.
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Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2024
This capability transforms NFTs from static assets into living, breathing digital entities, offering a personalized experience to their holders.
—William Mullane, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Apr. 2024
There’s compelling evidence that China’s AI capabilities have been overestimated.
—Roberto J. González, The Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2024
The home’s elevated position and absence of ground-floor windows further enhance its defensive capabilities, and the deep overhangs protect the home from weather stress and damage.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 19 Apr. 2024
That support helped hone Hamas’s military capabilities, providing it with the technology and know-how to produce an extensive arsenal of rockets and missiles and to deploy that weaponry tactically and strategically.
—Afshon Ostovar, Foreign Affairs, 19 Apr. 2024
Meanwhile, the capabilities of proprietary models such as those developed by OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic keep advancing—but at ever greater costs due to the massive amounts of compute necessary to train them.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 18 Apr. 2024
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Trust in your talents and capabilities.
—USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2024
Hezbollah’s military capabilities dwarf those of Hamas, which Israel has been battling for the past six months with the avowed goal of dismantling the movement.
—Shira Rubin, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2024
Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2024
This capability transforms NFTs from static assets into living, breathing digital entities, offering a personalized experience to their holders.
—William Mullane, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Apr. 2024
There’s compelling evidence that China’s AI capabilities have been overestimated.
—Roberto J. González, The Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2024
The home’s elevated position and absence of ground-floor windows further enhance its defensive capabilities, and the deep overhangs protect the home from weather stress and damage.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 19 Apr. 2024
That support helped hone Hamas’s military capabilities, providing it with the technology and know-how to produce an extensive arsenal of rockets and missiles and to deploy that weaponry tactically and strategically.
—Afshon Ostovar, Foreign Affairs, 19 Apr. 2024
Meanwhile, the capabilities of proprietary models such as those developed by OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic keep advancing—but at ever greater costs due to the massive amounts of compute necessary to train them.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 18 Apr. 2024
Read the full Cancer Daily Horoscope Leo (July 23 - August 22)
Trust in your talents and capabilities.
—USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2024
Hezbollah’s military capabilities dwarf those of Hamas, which Israel has been battling for the past six months with the avowed goal of dismantling the movement.
—Shira Rubin, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2024
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“Capability.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/capability. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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