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Definition of Capacity
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Capacity
The power of receiving or containing; extent of room or space; passive power; -- used in reference to physical things. The power of receiving and holding ideas, knowledge, etc.; the comprehensiveness of the mind; the receptive faculty; capability of undestanding or feeling. Ability; power pertaining to, or resulting from, the possession of strength, wealth, or talent; possibility of being or of doing. Outward condition or circumstances; occupation; profession; character; position; as, to work in the capacity of a mason or a carpenter. Legal or noral qualification, as of age, residence, character, etc., necessary for certain purposes, as for holding office, for marrying, for making contracts, will, etc.; legal power or right; competency. Related Definitions:
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Capacity Quotations
But clearly an economy that's growing and expanding like this one - and it certainly is doing that with high GDP output, employment numbers strong, capacity utilization strong - that's an environment in which the Fed needs to continually be alert to early signs of inflation. John W. Snow Men are wise in proportion, not to their experience, but to their capacity for experience. George Bernard Shaw There is also something excellent in every audience, the capacity of virtue. They are ready to be beatified. Ralph Waldo Emerson Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will. Mohandas Gandhi We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love. There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us. When we discover this, we are less prone to hate our enemies. Martin Luther King, Jr. |
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Capacity Translations
capacity in Latin is facultas, concepta capacity in Norwegian is kapasitet capacity in Spanish is habilidad |
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