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competence

nounid 1889·updated May 9, 2026
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The state or quality of possessing the necessary ability, knowledge, or skill to do something successfully.

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Classifications

Entity Type

Capability72%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

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Information Class

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Variants

synonym
competency
alternatephrasing
Competence
plural
competences
possessive
competence's
pluralpossessive
competences'

Framework definitions

FFIEC IT Examination Handbook - Audit, April 20121 senseview framework →
§1
The state or quality of possessing the necessary ability, knowledge, or skill to do something successfully.
Wordset Dictionary1 senseview framework →
§1
the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
The state or quality of possessing the necessary ability, knowledge, or skill to do something successfully.
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