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capacity

noun
  1. the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment
    capability
  2. a specified function
    “In my capacity of director I have to go to many boring meetings.”
  3. the maximum production possible
    “the plant is working at 80 per cent capacity”
  4. tolerance for alcohol
    “I drank beyond my capacity.”
  5. capability to perform or produce
    “Among their gifts is their capacity for true altruism.”
  6. the power to learn or retain knowledge
    mental ability
  7. an electrical phenomenon whereby an electric charge is stored
    capacitanceelectrical capacity
  8. (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”
  9. the amount that can be contained
    “the gas tank has a capacity of 12 gallons”
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