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ability

nounid 1387·updated May 9, 2026
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The possession of the means or skill to do something.

polysemous

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Classifications

Entity Type

Capability75%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
power
alternatephrasing
Ability
plural
abilities
possessive
ability's
pluralpossessive
abilities'

Framework definitions

FFIEC IT Examination Handbook - Audit, April 20121 senseview framework →
§1
The possession of the means or skill to do something.
Wordset Dictionary2 sensesview framework →
§1
the quality of being able to perform
§2
possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
The possession of the means or skill to do something.
DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column

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