Noun

Singular capacity

Plural capacities

capacity (plural capacities)

1. the ability to hold, receive or absorb
2. a measure of such ability; volume
3. the maximum amount that can be held
4. capability; the ability to perform some task
5. the maximum that can be produced
6. mental ability; the power to learn
7. faculty; the potential for growth and development
8. rôle; the position in which one functions
9. legal authority (to make an arrest for example)
10. electrical capacitance
11. (operations) The maximum that can be produced on a machine or in a facility or group.

Synonyms

• throughput
• See also Wikisaurus:skill

Capacity is the ability to hold, receive or absorb, or a measure thereof, similar to the concept of volume.

Capacity may also refer to:

• Capacity (economics), the point of production at which a firm or industry's average (or "per-unit") costs begin to rise, usually because some factor is fixed (often capital or land).
• Capacity (law), the legal ability to engage in certain acts, such as making a contract.
• In decision theory, a capacity is a subjective measure of likelihood of an event, similar to a membership function in fuzzy logic.
• Capacity of a set — including the notions of condenser, harmonic and Newtonian capacity