Ability Definition

Noun

Singular ability

Plural abilities

ability (plural abilities)

  1. The quality or state of being able; power to perform, whether physical, moral, intellectual, conventional, or legal; capacity; skill or competence in doing; sufficiency of strength, skill, resources, etc.; -- in the plural, faculty, talent.
    Then the disciples, every man according to his ability, determined to send relief unto the brethren - Acts 11:29
    Natural abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning by study - Francis Bacon
    The public men of England, with much of a peculiar kind of ability - Thomas Babington Macaulay
  2. Considerable proficiency; natural capability.

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Ability Answers
At what point is a TV s potential beyond my human ability to recognize it ability in clarity and fluidity?
Q. I am curious to know at what point a TV s ability to produce a clear and vivid picture, and it ability to refresh the picture so it seems fluid to me at that level clarity, is beyond what I can perceive as a human being with my eye and brain? Thank you everyone for your time and input.
Asked by mustang031783 - Fri Jul 11 01:36:43 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. The human retina refreshes at about 500 frames-per-second, but the visual cortex of the brain refreshes at "only" about 30 frames-per-second. Televisions also refresh at 30 frames-per-second, which is why you cannot (usually) see them flicker.
Answered by gribbling - Fri Jul 11 06:14:56 2008

How do you measure a cookies ability to crumble?
Q. I'm doing a science experiment on how the amount of sugar effects a cookies ability to crumble, but im not sure how to measure the cookies crumbling.
Asked by vpaneto - Wed Feb 1 18:15:36 2006 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Through the scientific method--follow the steps. To crumble the cookie, either squeeze it once, or have some measurable force squeeze the cookie, so that all cookies are squeezed the same amount. I would make several of each batch, and take an average. When it crumbles, check the average size of the pieces and the number of pieces. Document it on a table, then make a chart using those microsoft office programs that do bar graphs.
Answered by fungusbrains1 - Wed Feb 1 18:18:30 2006

What is the relationship between a metal's specific heat and its ability to conduct heat / electricity?
Q. What is the relationship between a metal's specific heat (heat capacity) and its ability to conduct heat or its ability to conduct electricity? What metals would be best suited for cooking utensils and why?
Asked by catalyst_infinity - Sun Mar 8 19:27:22 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. The higher the specific heat capacity the better the ability to conduct heat. Not sure about the relationship between s.h.c. and electrical conduction though.Metals with low specific heat capacity, such as silver, would be best suited for cooking utensils as the do not require much input to reach the desired temperature.
Answered by Kay - Sun Mar 8 19:37:20 2009

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Ability Quotes

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  • A man must not deny his manifest abilities, for that is to evade his obligations.
  • Competence, like truth, beauty and contact lenses, is in the eye of the beholder.
  • Ability involves responsibility. Power to its last particle is duty.
    • Alexander Maclaren, reported in Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), p. 1.
  • I don't even know how to use a parking meter, let alone a phone box.
    • Diana, Princess of Wales (The Times 22nd August 1994, replying to allegations that she had been making nuisance telephone calls.)
  • In the last analysis, ability is commonly found to consist mainly in a high degree of solemnity.
  • Intelligence is quickness to apprehend as distinct from ability, which is capacity to act wisely on the thing apprehended.
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Ability Blogs
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