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
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To cope, Chinese companies have turned more to grouping large numbers of less efficient, often homegrown, chips together to achieve similar computing capabilities.
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Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025
The capability of generating code was no longer a sideshow or hidden amidst the shadows.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The warship features advanced stealth technology and enhanced ballistic missile interception capabilities.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
On the larger stage, the potential surveillance capabilities of AI language models have drawn scrutiny from security researchers.
—Benj Edwards, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2025
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Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025
The capability of generating code was no longer a sideshow or hidden amidst the shadows.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The warship features advanced stealth technology and enhanced ballistic missile interception capabilities.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
On the larger stage, the potential surveillance capabilities of AI language models have drawn scrutiny from security researchers.
—Benj Edwards, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for capability
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“Capability.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/capability. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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