Capability
noun
The ability, skill, or power to do something.
He has very strong leadership capabilities.
Often appears as...
- leadership capability
- strategic capability
noun
The total number of things or actions possible.
This machine has a high production capability.
Often appears as...
- production capability
- processing capability
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Technical
noun
The total amount that can be contained or produced.
The memory capability of this computer is 16 GB.
Often appears as...
- memory capability
- computational capability
noun
The quality of being capable of certain actions or of being improved or developed.
The company is looking to expand its partnership capability.
Often appears as...
- partnership capability
- growth capability
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Business
noun
The ability, skill, or power to do something.
He has very strong leadership capabilities.
Often appears as...
- leadership capability
- strategic capability
noun
The total number of things or actions possible.
This machine has a high production capability.
Often appears as...
- production capability
- processing capability
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Technical
noun
The total amount that can be contained or produced.
The memory capability of this computer is 16 GB.
Often appears as...
- memory capability
- computational capability
noun
The quality of being capable of certain actions or of being improved or developed.
The company is looking to expand its partnership capability.
Often appears as...
- partnership capability
- growth capability
Usage tips
Business
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Pro Tip 1/2Human Skills
Used to describe personal skills or attributes in various fields.
Her problem-solving capability impressed the team.
Pro Tip 2/2Leadership Context
Often paired with leadership to discuss management strengths.
His leadership capabilities were crucial during the crisis.
Pro Tip 1/2Human Skills
Used to describe personal skills or attributes in various fields.
Her problem-solving capability impressed the team.
Pro Tip 2/2Leadership Context
Often paired with leadership to discuss management strengths.
His leadership capabilities were crucial during the crisis.
Pro Tip 1/2Human Skills
Used to describe personal skills or attributes in various fields.
Her problem-solving capability impressed the team.
Pro Tip 2/2Leadership Context
Often paired with leadership to discuss management strengths.
His leadership capabilities were crucial during the crisis.
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The Survival of the Sea...
where many others have ended their evolutionary run. Second, throughout the centuries and up till today, every living adult sea turtle has overcome the odds, existing as a consequence of chance, skill, and capability. The gauntlet each sea turtle faces in the course of its lifetime goes
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Inside the ant colony -...
through touch, sound and chemical signals. These stimuli accomplish many things from serving as an alarm to other ants if one is killed, to signaling when a queen is nearing the end of her reproductive life. But one of the most impressive collective capabilities of an ant colony
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New bionics let us run,...
and we put forth fundamental principles of dance, reflexive dance capability, and we embedded that intelligence into the bionic limb. Bionics is not only about making people stronger and faster. Our expression, our humanity can be embedded into electromechanics.
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How Tough is the African...
full moon that lit the scene beautiful stars like just filled the sky it was back in the day where we didn't have normal cameras any kind of night vision capability any night filming infrared all that stuff we'd been up for several hours mostly what we saw were
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Chimps have feelings and...
have studied chimpanzees intensively for decades. We know the extraordinary cognitive capabilities that they have, and they also resemble the kind that human beings have. And so we chose chimpanzees, and we began to then canvass the world
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How DARPA is creating...
Internet of powerful chip technologies and advanced materials here we saw bubbling pots of research that we're still immature but that allowed us to dream about groundbreaking capabilities and with the private investment and the
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NASA Trailblazer:...
anything they want to do catherine johnson has taught me to believe in myself and my capabilities kathryn johnson was an amazing african-american female mathematician who changed the world because of catherine and nasa we've
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Sir David Attenborough...
the oceans provide us with oxygen they regulate temperature they provide us with food and energy supplies and it's unthinkable to have a world without a healthy ocean i still think we have the capability
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David Attenborough's...
they regulate temperature they provide us with food and energy supplies and it's unthinkable to have a world without a healthy ocean i still think we have the capability to
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Supervolcanoes 101 PIPE...
- Supervolcanoes are the most violent and complex class of volcanoes. But despite their destructive capabilities, they can also make way for life renewed.
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The Survival of the Sea...
where many others have ended their evolutionary run. Second, throughout the centuries and up till today, every living adult sea turtle has overcome the odds, existing as a consequence of chance, skill, and capability. The gauntlet each sea turtle faces in the course of its lifetime goes
Video examples
Inside the ant colony -...
through touch, sound and chemical signals. These stimuli accomplish many things from serving as an alarm to other ants if one is killed, to signaling when a queen is nearing the end of her reproductive life. But one of the most impressive collective capabilities of an ant colony
Video examples
New bionics let us run,...
and we put forth fundamental principles of dance, reflexive dance capability, and we embedded that intelligence into the bionic limb. Bionics is not only about making people stronger and faster. Our expression, our humanity can be embedded into electromechanics.
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How Tough is the African...
full moon that lit the scene beautiful stars like just filled the sky it was back in the day where we didn't have normal cameras any kind of night vision capability any night filming infrared all that stuff we'd been up for several hours mostly what we saw were
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Chimps have feelings and...
have studied chimpanzees intensively for decades. We know the extraordinary cognitive capabilities that they have, and they also resemble the kind that human beings have. And so we chose chimpanzees, and we began to then canvass the world
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How DARPA is creating...
Internet of powerful chip technologies and advanced materials here we saw bubbling pots of research that we're still immature but that allowed us to dream about groundbreaking capabilities and with the private investment and the
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NASA Trailblazer:...
anything they want to do catherine johnson has taught me to believe in myself and my capabilities kathryn johnson was an amazing african-american female mathematician who changed the world because of catherine and nasa we've
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Sir David Attenborough...
the oceans provide us with oxygen they regulate temperature they provide us with food and energy supplies and it's unthinkable to have a world without a healthy ocean i still think we have the capability
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David Attenborough's...
they regulate temperature they provide us with food and energy supplies and it's unthinkable to have a world without a healthy ocean i still think we have the capability to
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Supervolcanoes 101 PIPE...
- Supervolcanoes are the most violent and complex class of volcanoes. But despite their destructive capabilities, they can also make way for life renewed.
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Norman Schwarzkopf
American General
A great deal of the capability of an army is its dedication to its cause and its will to fight. You can have the best equipment in the world, you can have the largest numbers in the world, but, if you're not dedicated to your cause, if you don't have the will to fight, then, you are not going to have a very good army.
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Evan Spiegel
American Businessman
Five years ago, we came to the realization that the camera can be used for more than capturing memories. We showed it can be used for talking. The dream for us is expanding the camera and what it can do for your life. It has capabilities beyond making memories.
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Wolfgang Hildesheimer
German Author
I had given up magic, because it had reached a state of perfection. I felt that I was able to transform men into animals. I did not make use of this capability, because I believed I could not justify an intervention of this kind in the life of another person.
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Michael Jordan
American Basketball Player
In college I never realized the opportunities available to a pro athlete. I've been given the chance to meet all kinds of people, to travel and expand my financial capabilities, to get ideas and learn about life, to create a world apart from basketball.
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Barack Obama
American President
I said that America's role would be limited; that we would not put ground troops into Libya; that we would focus our unique capabilities on the front end of the operation, and that we would transfer responsibility to our allies and partners.
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Heather Bresch
American Businesswoman
Starting early in life and in school, we need to ensure women develop the confidence and capabilities to work in a team that will allow them to reach the heights of leadership.
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Tony Robbins
American Speaker
What we can or cannot do, what we consider possible or impossible, is rarely a function of our true capability. It is more likely a function of our beliefs about who we are.
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Arsene Wenger
French Coach
For me, motivation is a person who has the capability to recruit the resources he needs to achieve a goal.
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Grace Poe
Filipino Businesswoman
It's important to have IT knowledge; it's important to increase every government agency's IT capability.
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Hassan Nasrallah
Lebanese Revolutionary
Lebanon is a small country, weak, an army with very humble capabilities.
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Norman Schwarzkopf
American General
A great deal of the capability of an army is its dedication to its cause and its will to fight. You can have the best equipment in the world, you can have the largest numbers in the world, but, if you're not dedicated to your cause, if you don't have the will to fight, then, you are not going to have a very good army.
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Evan Spiegel
American Businessman
Five years ago, we came to the realization that the camera can be used for more than capturing memories. We showed it can be used for talking. The dream for us is expanding the camera and what it can do for your life. It has capabilities beyond making memories.
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Wolfgang Hildesheimer
German Author
I had given up magic, because it had reached a state of perfection. I felt that I was able to transform men into animals. I did not make use of this capability, because I believed I could not justify an intervention of this kind in the life of another person.
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Michael Jordan
American Basketball Player
In college I never realized the opportunities available to a pro athlete. I've been given the chance to meet all kinds of people, to travel and expand my financial capabilities, to get ideas and learn about life, to create a world apart from basketball.
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Barack Obama
American President
I said that America's role would be limited; that we would not put ground troops into Libya; that we would focus our unique capabilities on the front end of the operation, and that we would transfer responsibility to our allies and partners.
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Heather Bresch
American Businesswoman
Starting early in life and in school, we need to ensure women develop the confidence and capabilities to work in a team that will allow them to reach the heights of leadership.
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Tony Robbins
American Speaker
What we can or cannot do, what we consider possible or impossible, is rarely a function of our true capability. It is more likely a function of our beliefs about who we are.
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Arsene Wenger
French Coach
For me, motivation is a person who has the capability to recruit the resources he needs to achieve a goal.
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Grace Poe
Filipino Businesswoman
It's important to have IT knowledge; it's important to increase every government agency's IT capability.
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Hassan Nasrallah
Lebanese Revolutionary
Lebanon is a small country, weak, an army with very humble capabilities.
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