personal capability

ID

MF:0000043

Curation status
Published
Created

29 Nov '23

Modified

6 Aug '24

Definition

A bodily disposition whose realization ordinarily brings benefits to an organism or group of organisms, where "ordinarily" means within a typical range or context.

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Informal definition

The ability of someone to perform some useful and/or beneficial activity.

Comment

The phrase 'ordinarily brings benefits to an organism or group of organism' is used to explain that capabilities normally provide a benefit. For instance, having a musical ability is ordinarily an ability that is positive for a person (e.g., they receive positive feedback about their ability). However, in certain exceptional cases (e.g., a neighbour becoming annoyed with a person playing the piano and expressing this annoyance), the ability might not bring benefits.

Fuzzy set

No

BCIO lower level ontology

Population