Competent vs. Competence — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Competent and Competence
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Competent
Properly or sufficiently qualified; capable
A competent typist.
Competence
The ability to do something well or efficiently.
Competent
Adequate for the purpose
A competent performance.
Competence
A range of skill or ability
A task beyond his competence.
Competent
(Law) Legally qualified or fit to perform an act.
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Competence
A specific ability or skill
A surprising competence in dealing with animals.
Competent
Having sufficient skill, knowledge, ability, or qualifications.
He is a competent skier and an expert snowboarder.
Competence
(Law) The quality or condition of being legally qualified or fit to perform an act.
Competent
(legal) Having jurisdiction or authority over a particular issue or question.
For any disagreements arising from this contract, the competent court shall be the Springfield Circuit Court.
Judicial authority having competent jurisdiction
Competence
(Microbiology) The ability of bacteria to be genetically transformable.
Competent
Adequate for the purpose
Competence
(Medicine) The ability to respond immunologically to bacteria, viruses, or other antigenic agents.
Competent
Permeable to foreign DNA.
Competence
(Linguistics) The knowledge that enables one to speak and understand a language.
Competent
(geology) Resistant to deformation or flow.
Competence
Sufficient means for a comfortable existence.
Competent
Answering to all requirements; adequate; sufficient; suitable; capable; legally qualified; fit.
Competence
(uncountable) The quality or state of being competent, i.e. able or suitable for a general role.
Competent
Rightfully or properly belonging; incident; - followed by to.
That is the privilege of the infinite Author of things, . . . but is not competent to any finite being.
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.
Competent
Properly or sufficiently qualified or capable or efficient;
A competent typist
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.
Competent
Adequate for the purpose;
A competent performance
Competence
(dated) A sustainable income.
Competence
The legal authority to deal with a matter.
Competence
(geology) The degree to which a rock is resistant to deformation or flow.
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.
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.
Competence
Legal capacity or qualifications; fitness; as, the competency of a witness or of a evidence.
Competence
The quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually, especially possession of the skill and knowledge required (for a task).
Competence
The quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually
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