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pɪ noun
1.
the quality of being competent; adequacy; possession of required skill, knowledge, qualification, or capacity: He hired her because of her competence as an accountant.
2.
sufficiency; a sufficient quantity.
3.
an income sufficient to furnish the necessities and modest comforts of life.
4.
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.
5.
Embryology. the sum total of possible developmental responses of any group of blastemic cells under varied external conditions.
6.
Linguistics. the implicit, internalized knowledge of a language that a speaker possesses and that enables the speaker to produce and understand the language. Compare performance ( def 8 ).
7.
Immunology, immunocompetence.
8.
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.
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World English Dictionary
competence (ˈkɒmpɪtəns) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the condition of being capable; ability |
| 2. | a sufficient income to live on |
| 3. | the state of being legally competent or qualified |
| 4. | embryol the ability of embryonic tissues to react to external conditions in a way that influences subsequent development |
| 5. | linguistics performance langue Compare parole (in transformational grammar) the form of the human language faculty, independent of its psychological embodiment in actual human beings |
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Word Origin & History
competence
1632, "sufficiency of means for living at ease," from Fr. compétence, from L. competentia "meeting together, agreement, symmetry," from competens, prp. of competere (see compete). Meaning "sufficiency to deal with what is at hand" is from 1790.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
competence com·pe·tence (kŏm'pĭ-təns)
n.
The quality of being competent or capable of performing an allotted function.
The quality or condition of being legally qualified to perform an act.
The mental ability to distinguish right from wrong and to manage one's own affairs.
The ability of a cell, especially a bacterial cell, to be genetically transformable.
The ability to respond immunologically to viruses or other antigenic agents.
Integrity, especially the normal tight closure of a cardiac valve.
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Science Dictionary
competence (kŏm'pĭ-təns) Pronunciation Key
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Example sentences
Online courses require a tremendous amount of self-discipline and no small amount of academic ability and technical competence.
There are plenty of things that matter more than competence, such as the ability to project drive and self-confidence.
Competence was measured in the length and complexity of a recipe, not in one's ability to crank out five easy suppers.
They are considered objective entry level measures of competence in the respective professions.
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