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capacity
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capacity
 a specified function; "he was employed in the capacity of director"; "he should be retained in his present capacity at a higher salary"
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capacity
 the maximum production possible; "the plant is working at 80 per cent capacity"
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capacity
 tolerance for alcohol; "he had drunk beyond his capacity"
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capacity
 ability to perform or produce
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capacity, mental ability
 the power to learn or retain knowledge; in law, the ability to understand the facts and significance of your behavior
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capacitance, electrical capacity, capacity
 an electrical phenomenon whereby an electric charge is stored
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capacity
 (computer science) the amount of information (in bytes) that can be stored on a disk drive; "the capacity of a hard disk drive is usually expressed in megabytes"
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capacity, content
 the amount that can be contained; "the gas tank has a capacity of 12 gallons"
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capability, capacity
 the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment; "the capability of a metal to be fused"
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