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competence
[kom-pi-tuhns]
noun
the quality of being competent; adequacy; possession of required skill, knowledge, qualification, or capacity.
He hired her because of her competence as an accountant.
an income sufficient to furnish the necessities and modest comforts of life.
sufficiency; a sufficient quantity.
Law.(of a witness, a party to a contract, etc.) legal capacity or qualification based on the meeting of certain minimum requirements of age, soundness of mind, citizenship, or the like.
Embryology.the sum total of possible developmental responses of any group of blastemic cells under varied external conditions.
Linguistics.the implicit, internalized knowledge of a language that a speaker possesses and that enables the speaker to produce and understand the language.
Immunology.immunocompetence.
Geology.the ability of a fluid medium, as a stream or the wind, to move and carry particulate matter, measured by the size or weight of the largest particle that can be transported.
competence
/ ˈɒɪəԲ /
noun
the condition of being capable; ability
a sufficient income to live on
the state of being legally competent or qualified
embryol the ability of embryonic tissues to react to external conditions in a way that influences subsequent development
linguistics (in transformational grammar) the form of the human language faculty, independent of its psychological embodiment in actual human beings Compare performance langue parole
competence
The ability of bacteria to be undergo genetic transformation.
The ability to respond immunologically to an antigen, as in an immune cell responding to a virus.
The ability to function normally because of structural integrity, as in a heart valve.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of competence1
Example Sentences
But competence is crucial in this dangerous job, and substandard work can mean deadly accidents.
Given what the government has chosen to prioritise - the NHS and defence - and the rules it has set itself with the aim of projecting economic competence, it leaves the chancellor with little room for manoeuvre.
For each of these countries, the first allegation made by Trump is that they have questionable competence at issuing passports and civil documents.
However, what we've seen recently with his foray into government is a good example of the Dunning-Kruger effect: a cognitive bias in which people with limited competence in a particular domain overestimate their general abilities.
What this ensemble has in common is a high degree of technical competence combined with the ability to flex as Cave’s needs dictate.
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