capability
noun
ca·pa·bil·i·ty
ˌkā-pə-ˈbi-lə-tē 
plural capabilities
1
2
: a feature or faculty capable of development : potentiality
This vacant urban district has great capabilities.
3
: the facility or potential for an indicated use or deployment
the capability of a metal to be fused
nuclear capability
Examples of capability in a Sentence
The device has the capability of recording two television channels at once.
the nature of the tasks to which you are assigned will depend on your capabilities
Recent Examples on the Web
Meta is open-sourcing models that aren’t too far behind yours, in terms of capabilities.
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Billy Perrigo, TIME, 23 June 2024
And a senior White House official told CNN that Ukraine was being given top priority for US shipments of advanced air defense capabilities, ahead of some other countries.
—Clare Sebastian, CNN, 22 June 2024
Over the next five years, the Space Force wants to tap into new launch capabilities from emerging space companies.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 21 June 2024
One of its prescient moves included creating CUDA, a high-level programming tool the company built in 2007 to help unlock the full capability of its GPUs in a straightforward way.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 20 June 2024
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Billy Perrigo, TIME, 23 June 2024
And a senior White House official told CNN that Ukraine was being given top priority for US shipments of advanced air defense capabilities, ahead of some other countries.
—Clare Sebastian, CNN, 22 June 2024
Over the next five years, the Space Force wants to tap into new launch capabilities from emerging space companies.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 21 June 2024
One of its prescient moves included creating CUDA, a high-level programming tool the company built in 2007 to help unlock the full capability of its GPUs in a straightforward way.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 20 June 2024
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“Capability.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/capability. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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