Competence
noun
Having enough skill or ability to do something well.
She has the competence to complete the task on time.
Often appears as...
- demonstrate competence
- achieve competence
noun
The official power or ability to do something.
The judge has competence to rule on this case.
Often appears as...
- jurisdictional competence
- legislative competence
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Formal
Academic
noun
Proper mental function to make decisions or handle personal affairs.
Due to her illness, she lacks the competence to manage her finances.
Often appears as...
- mental competence
- competence assessment
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Formal
Academic
noun
In biology, it's the ability of a cell to uptake foreign DNA from its environment.
In genetic engineering, competence is a vital trait for the cells.
Often appears as...
- natural competence
- induced competence
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Academic
noun
Having enough skill or ability to do something well.
She has the competence to complete the task on time.
Often appears as...
- demonstrate competence
- achieve competence
noun
The official power or ability to do something.
The judge has competence to rule on this case.
Often appears as...
- jurisdictional competence
- legislative competence
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
noun
Proper mental function to make decisions or handle personal affairs.
Due to her illness, she lacks the competence to manage her finances.
Often appears as...
- mental competence
- competence assessment
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
noun
In biology, it's the ability of a cell to uptake foreign DNA from its environment.
In genetic engineering, competence is a vital trait for the cells.
Often appears as...
- natural competence
- induced competence
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Context Specific
Use 'competence' when referring to general ability in a job, task, or activity.
Her culinary competence impressed everyone.
Pro Tip 2/3Positive Attribute
'Competence' is a positive word often used in professional evaluations.
His competence in management was recognized with a promotion.
Pro Tip 3/3Expectation Level
'Competence' suggests a standard met but may not imply exceptional skill.
As a driver, she shows basic competence.
Pro Tip 1/3Context Specific
Use 'competence' when referring to general ability in a job, task, or activity.
Her culinary competence impressed everyone.
Pro Tip 2/3Positive Attribute
'Competence' is a positive word often used in professional evaluations.
His competence in management was recognized with a promotion.
Pro Tip 3/3Expectation Level
'Competence' suggests a standard met but may not imply exceptional skill.
As a driver, she shows basic competence.
Pro Tip 1/3Context Specific
Use 'competence' when referring to general ability in a job, task, or activity.
Her culinary competence impressed everyone.
Pro Tip 2/3Positive Attribute
'Competence' is a positive word often used in professional evaluations.
His competence in management was recognized with a promotion.
Pro Tip 3/3Expectation Level
'Competence' suggests a standard met but may not imply exceptional skill.
As a driver, she shows basic competence.
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ultracrepidarianism. The habit of giving advice or opinions outside of one's knowledge or competence. It's a great word, right? You can use it in all different contexts, I'm sure you will be using it after this TED Talk. I use it because it reminds me that as a therapist, I can help people to sort out what they want to do,
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of a person's true character. Okay, so by this logic, bad is always stronger than good when it comes to updating. Well, not necessarily. Certain types of learning don't seem to lead to this sort of negativity bias. When learning about another person's abilities and competencies, for instance,
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Celeste Headlee: 10 ways...
"I came to realize that conversational competence might be the single most overlooked skill we fail to teach. Kids spend hours each day engaging with ideas and each other through screens, but rarely do they have an opportunity to hone their interpersonal communications skills.
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Second, and more important, keep learning. The more knowledgeable we become, the less likely we are to have invisible holes in our competence. Perhaps it all boils down to that old When arguing with a fool, first make sure the other person isn't doing the same thing.
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world and if you don't want to spend your life in therapy you can do what I did which is you become a psychologist yourself so I've always been interested in the relationship between confidence how smart you think you are and competence how smart you actually are
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Elon Musk: The future...
In many ways, that's almost the core competency. And you've decided that to really, like, own that competency, you just have to build the world's largest manufacturing plant to double the world's supply of lithium-ion batteries, with this guy. What is this?
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E.O. Wilson: Advice to...
to find scientists able to make use of their equations. It is important in choosing the direction to take in science to find the subject at your level of competence that interests you deeply, and focus on that. Keep in mind, then, Wilson's Second
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times with lions watching them on the hunt and they have been startlingly impatient about it some might say to the point of incompetence so he was running into the middle of them and seeing what they could find and seeing if they couldn't
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John Bohannon: Dance vs....
To borrow a concept from my country's CIA, it helps you to soften up your audience. It distracts them with pretty pictures, irrelevant data. It allows you to create the illusion of competence, the illusion of simplicity,
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How does impeachment...
For most jobs, it's understood that you can be fired, whether for crime, incompetence, or just poor performance. But what if your job happens to be the most powerful position in the country, or the world?
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How changing your story...
ultracrepidarianism. The habit of giving advice or opinions outside of one's knowledge or competence. It's a great word, right? You can use it in all different contexts, I'm sure you will be using it after this TED Talk. I use it because it reminds me that as a therapist, I can help people to sort out what they want to do,
Video examples
Should you trust your...
of a person's true character. Okay, so by this logic, bad is always stronger than good when it comes to updating. Well, not necessarily. Certain types of learning don't seem to lead to this sort of negativity bias. When learning about another person's abilities and competencies, for instance,
Video examples
Celeste Headlee: 10 ways...
"I came to realize that conversational competence might be the single most overlooked skill we fail to teach. Kids spend hours each day engaging with ideas and each other through screens, but rarely do they have an opportunity to hone their interpersonal communications skills.
Video examples
Why incompetent people...
Second, and more important, keep learning. The more knowledgeable we become, the less likely we are to have invisible holes in our competence. Perhaps it all boils down to that old When arguing with a fool, first make sure the other person isn't doing the same thing.
Video examples
Rethink how you think...
world and if you don't want to spend your life in therapy you can do what I did which is you become a psychologist yourself so I've always been interested in the relationship between confidence how smart you think you are and competence how smart you actually are
Video examples
Elon Musk: The future...
In many ways, that's almost the core competency. And you've decided that to really, like, own that competency, you just have to build the world's largest manufacturing plant to double the world's supply of lithium-ion batteries, with this guy. What is this?
Video examples
E.O. Wilson: Advice to...
to find scientists able to make use of their equations. It is important in choosing the direction to take in science to find the subject at your level of competence that interests you deeply, and focus on that. Keep in mind, then, Wilson's Second
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Safari Live - Day 7 PIPE...
times with lions watching them on the hunt and they have been startlingly impatient about it some might say to the point of incompetence so he was running into the middle of them and seeing what they could find and seeing if they couldn't
Video examples
John Bohannon: Dance vs....
To borrow a concept from my country's CIA, it helps you to soften up your audience. It distracts them with pretty pictures, irrelevant data. It allows you to create the illusion of competence, the illusion of simplicity,
Video examples
How does impeachment...
For most jobs, it's understood that you can be fired, whether for crime, incompetence, or just poor performance. But what if your job happens to be the most powerful position in the country, or the world?
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Graydon Carter
American Journalist
Arrogance, ignorance, and incompetence. Not a pretty cocktail of personality traits in the best of situations. No sirree. Not a pretty cocktail in an office-mate and not a pretty cocktail in a head of state. In fact, in a leader, it's a lethal cocktail.
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C. S. Lewis
British Writer
Literature adds to reality, it does not simply describe it. It enriches the necessary competencies that daily life requires and provides; and in this respect, it irrigates the deserts that our lives have already become.
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Kevin Reilly
Creating more direct relationships with consumers, utilizing the resulting data and insights, is increasingly more valuable - and an evolution of the traditional competency of ad-supported television networks.
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Jaggi Vasudev
Indian Author
Success means at least you are finding full potential to who you are in terms of your intelligence, your capability and competence: you are finding full expression to who you are. This is important.
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Harvey Mackay
American Businessman
Employee loyalty begins with employer loyalty. Your employees should know that if they do the job they were hired to do with a reasonable amount of competence and efficiency, you will support them.
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Jesse James Garrett
American Businessman
But the best teams I've encountered have one important thing in common: their team structure and processes cover a full range of distinct competencies necessary for success.
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Joachim Low
German Coach
The cognitive development of the players is enormously important, as well as social competence and character values such as discipline and teamwork.
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N. R. Narayana Murthy
Indian Businessman
I have always looked at my competencies before accepting any responsibility.
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Jed Mercurio
British Writer
Standards in public life have decayed over time... Incompetence is the norm.
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Ayrton Senna
Brazilian Celebrity
I have no idols. I admire work, dedication and competence.
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Graydon Carter
American Journalist
Arrogance, ignorance, and incompetence. Not a pretty cocktail of personality traits in the best of situations. No sirree. Not a pretty cocktail in an office-mate and not a pretty cocktail in a head of state. In fact, in a leader, it's a lethal cocktail.
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C. S. Lewis
British Writer
Literature adds to reality, it does not simply describe it. It enriches the necessary competencies that daily life requires and provides; and in this respect, it irrigates the deserts that our lives have already become.
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Kevin Reilly
Creating more direct relationships with consumers, utilizing the resulting data and insights, is increasingly more valuable - and an evolution of the traditional competency of ad-supported television networks.
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Jaggi Vasudev
Indian Author
Success means at least you are finding full potential to who you are in terms of your intelligence, your capability and competence: you are finding full expression to who you are. This is important.
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Harvey Mackay
American Businessman
Employee loyalty begins with employer loyalty. Your employees should know that if they do the job they were hired to do with a reasonable amount of competence and efficiency, you will support them.
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Jesse James Garrett
American Businessman
But the best teams I've encountered have one important thing in common: their team structure and processes cover a full range of distinct competencies necessary for success.
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Joachim Low
German Coach
The cognitive development of the players is enormously important, as well as social competence and character values such as discipline and teamwork.
Quote examples
N. R. Narayana Murthy
Indian Businessman
I have always looked at my competencies before accepting any responsibility.
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Jed Mercurio
British Writer
Standards in public life have decayed over time... Incompetence is the norm.
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Ayrton Senna
Brazilian Celebrity
I have no idols. I admire work, dedication and competence.
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