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Competence vs. Capacity — What's the Difference?

Competence vs. Capacity — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Competence and Capacity

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Competence

The ability to do something well or efficiently.

Capacity

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

Competence

A range of skill or ability
A task beyond his competence.

Capacity

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

Competence

A specific ability or skill
A surprising competence in dealing with animals.
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Capacity

The power to learn or retain knowledge; mental ability.

Competence

(Law) The quality or condition of being legally qualified or fit to perform an act.

Capacity

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

Competence

(Microbiology) The ability of bacteria to be genetically transformable.

Capacity

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

Competence

(Medicine) The ability to respond immunologically to bacteria, viruses, or other antigenic agents.

Capacity

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

Competence

(Linguistics) The knowledge that enables one to speak and understand a language.

Capacity

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

Competence

Sufficient means for a comfortable existence.

Capacity

Legal qualification or authority
The capacity to make an arrest.

Competence

(uncountable) The quality or state of being competent, i.e. able or suitable for a general role.

Capacity

(Electricity) Capacitance.

Competence

(countable) The quality or state of being able or suitable for a particular task; the quality or state of being competent for a particular task or skill.

Capacity

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

Competence

(linguistics) The system of linguistic knowledge possessed by native speakers of a language, as opposed to its actual use in concrete situations (performance), cf. linguistic competence.

Capacity

The ability to hold, receive, or absorb

Competence

(dated) A sustainable income.

Capacity

A measure of such ability; volume

Competence

The legal authority to deal with a matter.

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.

Competence

(geology) The degree to which a rock is resistant to deformation or flow.

Capacity

Capability; the ability to perform some task

Competence

The state of being competent; fitness; ability; adequacy; power.
The loan demonstrates, in regard to instrumental resources, the competency of this kingdom to the assertion of the common cause.
To make them act zealously is not in the competence of law.

Capacity

The maximum that can be produced.

Competence

Property or means sufficient for the necessaries and conveniences of life; sufficiency without excess.
Reason's whole pleasure, all the joys of sense,Lie in three words - health, peace, and competence.
Superfluity comes sooner by white hairs, but competency lives longer.

Capacity

Mental ability; the power to learn

Competence

Legal capacity or qualifications; fitness; as, the competency of a witness or of a evidence.

Capacity

A faculty; the potential for growth and development

Competence

The quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually, especially possession of the skill and knowledge required (for a task).

Capacity

A role; the position in which one functions

Competence

The quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually

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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