Capacity

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Capacity may mean one of the following:

Floppy disk capacity how much a floppy disk can hold

  • The capacity of a container is the amount of fluid it can contain, close to its volume
  • Capacity is used to indicate the quantity of electricity stored on each plate of a battery or capacitor
  • Legal capacity refers to the legal ability to engage in certain acts, such as making a contract
  • Cranial capacity is a measure of the volume of the interior of the skull
  • Carrying capacity, in ecology, is the ability of an environment to sustain a particular species
  • Heat capacity, also called thermal capacity, is the ability of matter to store heat.
  • Toxic capacity is the ability of an organism, organic system or ecosystem to sustain introduction of a toxin.
  • Analytic capacity is a mathematical function.
  • Seating capacity refers to the number of people who can be seated in a venue, either in terms of the space available, or in terms of limitations set by law.
  • Color rendering capacity, in photometry, is a measure of how broad a color space can be perceived under the illumination of a specific light.
  • Capacity utilization is a term in economics referring to the relationship of actual to potential output of industries.

Other forms of capacity include:

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