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Capacitatea

Capacitatea is a Romanian noun meaning capacity in several senses, including the ability to do something, the amount a container can hold, and the throughput of a system. It is feminine (capacitatea) and derives from Latin capacitas, through Romance-language forms such as capacitate, reflecting the idea of containment or potential.

In everyday use, capacitatea expresses a person’s or thing’s potential or aptitude. Examples include capacitatea de

In physical and technical contexts, capacitatea refers to how much space or resource a thing can contain

In electrical engineering, the term for capacitance is expressed as capacitatea electrică; the actual electrical component

Etymology traces capacitatea to Latin capacitas, from capax meaning capable of containing. Related terms appear across

See also: capacity, capacitance (in electrical contexts), capacitate (related term in other Romance languages).

învățare
(learning
capacity),
capacitatea
de
adaptare
(adaptive
capacity),
and
capacitatea
de
lucru
(work
capacity).
This
sense
emphasizes
capability,
competence,
and
the
maximum
effect
a
subject
can
achieve.
or
handle.
This
covers
the
capacity
of
containers
(capacitatea
unui
vas),
storage
capacity
of
devices
(capacitatea
de
stocare
a
unui
computer),
and
production
or
processing
capacity
of
systems
and
organizations
(capacitatea
de
producție,
capacitatea
de
procesare).
is
called
a
condensator
(capacitor).
Here,
capacitatea
denotes
the
property
of
a
circuit
to
store
electrical
energy
rather
than
a
mechanical
or
organizational
limit.
Romance
languages
with
similar
meanings,
highlighting
the
core
idea
of
potential
and
holding
capacity.