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Capacidad

Capacidad is a Spanish noun that refers to the amount that a container, space, or system can hold, as well as to the ability or competence of a person or thing to perform or withstand something. The term derives from Latin capacitas, from capax, meaning capable of holding, with the suffix -itas forming a noun of quality.

In everyday use, capacidad most often denotes physical or volumetric capacity: the maximum volume a tank or

Capacidad also denotes ability, competence, or potential: a person's mental or physical capacity to learn or

Legal and administrative usage explains capacidad in terms of legal power to act: capacidad jurídica or capacidad

Usage examples: "La capacidad del vaso es de 350 mililitros" or "La empresa aumentó su capacidad de

bottle
can
contain,
or
the
amount
a
warehouse
can
store.
It
also
appears
in
technical
contexts
to
indicate
the
maximum
output
of
equipment
or
a
process,
such
as
production
capacity
or
bandwidth
capacity.
perform
tasks;
or
the
capacity
of
a
team
to
complete
a
project.
In
social
and
educational
settings,
capacity-building
refers
to
actions
to
increase
these
abilities.
de
obrar
in
civil
law.
Installed
capacity,
used
in
industry,
designates
the
maximum
productive
capacity
of
a
facility
under
normal
conditions,
whereas
effective
capacity
accounts
for
downtime
and
maintenance.
producción
para
satisfacer
la
demanda."
In
English-language
technical
writing,
capacity
is
often
quantified
in
liters,
bytes,
or
units
per
time,
depending
on
the
domain.