Definition of "capability" []

• The quality of being capable; ability. (noun)
• A talent or ability that has potential for development or use. Often used in the plural: a student of great capabilities. (noun)
• The capacity to be used, treated, or developed for a specific purpose: nuclear capability. (noun)

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• "The end of negative capability is to create something beyond one's usual or conscious (affirmative?) capability… like that splendid Satan whose star of morning so outshines God's sun and son."
• "$capability as whatever capability you would normally use."
• "To date, I have to admit that I have no clear idea of what the term "capability" means."