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Capacity vs. Autonomy — What's the Difference?

Capacity vs. Autonomy — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Capacity and Autonomy

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Capacity

The ability to receive, hold, or absorb something
The storage capacity of a car's trunk.

Autonomy

In developmental psychology and moral, political, and bioethical philosophy, autonomy is the capacity to make an informed, uncoerced decision. Autonomous organizations or institutions are independent or self-governing.

Capacity

The maximum amount that can be contained
A bin filled to capacity.

Autonomy

The condition or quality of being autonomous; independence.

Capacity

The power to learn or retain knowledge; mental ability.
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Autonomy

Self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination.

Capacity

The ability to do, make, or accomplish something; capability
A comedian's capacity for making people laugh.

Autonomy

Self-government with respect to local or internal affairs
Granted autonomy to a national minority.

Capacity

The maximum or optimum amount that can be produced
Factories operating below capacity.

Autonomy

A self-governing state, community, or group.

Capacity

The quality of being suitable for or receptive to specified treatment
The capacity of elastic to be stretched.

Autonomy

(uncountable) The right or condition of self-government; freedom to act or function independently.

Capacity

The position in which one functions; role
In your capacity as sales manager.

Autonomy

A self-governing country or region.

Capacity

Legal qualification or authority
The capacity to make an arrest.

Autonomy

The capacity to make an informed, uncoerced decision.

Capacity

(Electricity) Capacitance.

Autonomy

The capacity of a system to make a decision about its actions without the involvement of another system or operator.

Capacity

Filling a space with the most it can hold
A capacity crowd at the concert.

Autonomy

The status of a church whose highest-ranking bishop is appointed by the patriarch of the mother church, but which is self-governing in all other respects. Compare autocephaly.

Capacity

The ability to hold, receive, or absorb

Autonomy

The power or right of self-government; self-government, or political independence, of a city or a state.

Capacity

A measure of such ability; volume

Autonomy

The sovereignty of reason in the sphere of morals; or man's power, as possessed of reason, to give law to himself. In this, according to Kant, consist the true nature and only possible proof of liberty.

Capacity

The maximum amount that can be held
It was hauling a capacity load.
The orchestra played to a capacity crowd.
A factory operating at less than full capacity.

Autonomy

Immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence

Capacity

Capability; the ability to perform some task

Autonomy

Personal independence

Capacity

The maximum that can be produced.

Capacity

Mental ability; the power to learn

Capacity

A faculty; the potential for growth and development

Capacity

A role; the position in which one functions

Capacity

Legal authority (to make an arrest for example)

Capacity

Electrical capacitance.

Capacity

(operations) The maximum that can be produced on a machine or in a facility or group.
Its capacity rating was 150 tons per hour, but its actual maximum capacity was 200 tons per hour.

Capacity

Filling the allotted space.
There will be a capacity crowd at Busch stadium for the sixth game.

Capacity

The power of receiving or containing; extent of room or space; passive power; - used in reference to physical things.
Had our great palace the capacityTo camp this host, we all would sup together.
The capacity of the exhausted cylinder.

Capacity

The power of receiving and holding ideas, knowledge, etc.; the comprehensiveness of the mind; the receptive faculty; capability of understanding or feeling.
Capacity is now properly limited to these [the mere passive operations of the mind]; its primary signification, which is literally room for, as well as its employment, favors this; although it can not be denied that there are examples of its usage in an active sense.

Capacity

Ability; power pertaining to, or resulting from, the possession of strength, wealth, or talent; possibility of being or of doing.
The capacity of blessing the people.
A cause with such capacities endued.

Capacity

Outward condition or circumstances; occupation; profession; character; position; as, to work in the capacity of a mason or a carpenter.

Capacity

Legal or moral qualification, as of age, residence, character, etc., necessary for certain purposes, as for holding office, for marrying, for making contracts, wills, etc.; legal power or right; competency.

Capacity

Ability to perform or produce

Capacity

The susceptibility of something to a particular treatment;
The capability of a metal to be fused

Capacity

The amount that can be contained;
The gas tank has a capacity of 12 gallons

Capacity

The maximum production possible;
The plant is working at 80 per cent capacity

Capacity

A specified function;
He was employed in the capacity of director
He should be retained in his present capacity at a higher salary

Capacity

(computer science) the amount of information (in bytes) that can be stored on a disk drive;
The capacity of a hard disk drive is usually expressed in megabytes

Capacity

An electrical phenomenon whereby an electric charge is stored

Capacity

The power to learn or retain knowledge; in law, the ability to understand the facts and significance of your behavior

Capacity

Tolerance for alcohol;
He had drunk beyond his capacity

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