competence

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Borrowed from Middle French compétence, from Late Latin competentia. Doublet of competency.

uncountable The quality or state of being competent, i.e. able or suitable for a general role. Teachers are now required to teach intercultural communicative competence.
countable 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.
countable, uncountable 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.
countable, dated, uncountable A sustainable income. Reason's whole pleasure, all the joys of sense, / Lie in three words — health, peace, and competence.
countable the legal authority to deal with a matter. The bill was denied royal assent because the Scottish Parliament does not have legislative competence on the bill's matter.
countable, uncountable The degree to which a rock is resistant to deformation or flow.