The quality or state of being able or suitable for a particular task; the quality or state of being competent for a particular task or skill.
The quality or state of being competent, i.e. able or suitable for a general role.
The system of linguistic knowledge possessed by native speakers of a language, as opposed to its actual use in concrete situations (performance), cf. linguistic competence.
the legal authority to deal with a matter.
The degree to which a rock is resistant to deformation or flow.
The ability to do a task, performance, or execution; a set of functions that something is able or equipped to perform.
The presence of a functional group.
In United States trademark law, the tendency of a product design to serve a function other than identification of the product, preventing that design from being protected as a trademark.