the quality of being competent; adequacy; possession of required skill, knowledge, qualification, or capacity: He hired her because of her competence as an accountant.
an income sufficient to furnish the necessities and modest comforts of life.
sufficiency; a sufficient quantity.
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.
Embryology. the sum total of possible developmental responses of any group of blastemic cells under varied external conditions.
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).
Immunology. immunocompetence.
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.
There is a clear need to increase an understanding of racial equity and cultural competence.
Online learning provider Everfi makes $100 million commitment for curriculum that pushes for social change|Michal Lev-Ram, writer|September 15, 2020|Fortune
GPT-3 is certainly good at faking the semantic competence of humans, and it might not be an exaggeration to say that it has acquired its own form of semantic competence in the process.
Welcome to the Next Level of Bullshit - Issue 89: The Dark Side|Raphaël Millière|September 9, 2020|Nautilus
At a time when government competence – or lack thereof – has never had a greater impact on our lives, it is critical that up and down the ballot we elect people with integrity and sound judgment.
Kelvin Barrios Must Drop Out of the D9 Race|Janessa Goldbeck|August 28, 2020|Voice of San Diego
A more diverse physician workforce is essential to enhancing the cultural competence of care that patients receive and improving access in under-resourced areas.
These 5 numbers tell you everything you need to know about racial disparities in health care|matthewheimer|July 8, 2020|Fortune
If that state is to be further armed with new laws, its competence will be even more on the line.
David Cameron's Plan to Fight ISIS Will Likely Involve Racial Profiling|Clive Irving|September 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When you look at Mona Lisa, what you see is a woman of confidence and competence and compassion.
The Life of Lisa Gherardini del Giocondo, the (Most Likely) Real 'Mona Lisa'|Justin Jones|August 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But when did they become the litmus test of competence in office?
100 Years of Right (And Left) Moves|Robert Shrum|March 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Competence with pain, Coherent miseries, a bite and sup, We hug our little destiny again.
You owe them competence, discipline, courage, judgment, etc.
Marine First Lieutenant Nathan Krissoff’s Last Letters Home From Iraq|Matt Pottinger|May 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Their immediate rise in value, in the hands of the settler, gives him competence.
The Works of Daniel Webster, Volume 1|Daniel Webster
I have one daughter married to a man of science, sense, virtue, and competence; in whom indeed I have nothing more to wish.
The Domestic Life of Thomas Jefferson Compiled From Family Letters and Reminiscences|Sarah N. Randolph
No pursuit gives so great joy in the achieving, none achieved yields higher meed of competence, contentment, and repute.
Campaigns of a Non-Combatant,|George Alfred Townsend
There, her abilities again procured her competence and credit.
The Violin|George Dubourg
The Judges answered only the first, denying flatly the competence of the Managers.
The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. XI. (of 12)|Edmund Burke
British Dictionary definitions for competence
competence
/ (ˈkɒmpɪtəns) /
noun
the condition of being capable; ability
a sufficient income to live on
the state of being legally competent or qualified
embryolthe ability of embryonic tissues to react to external conditions in a way that influences subsequent development
linguistics(in transformational grammar) the form of the human language faculty, independent of its psychological embodiment in actual human beingsCompare performance (def. 7), langue, parole (def. 5)
competency, capacity, suitability, proficiency, savvy, expertise, qualification, fitness, know-how, capability, skill, appropriateness, moxie, might, adequacy, makings, qualifiedness, the goods, the right stuff, what it takes
Medical definitions for competence
competence
[ 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.