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capacity

[kuh-pas-i-tee] / kəˈpæs ɪ ti /




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The paper, ''Global human population has surpassed Earth's sustainable carrying capacity' by Corey J.A.

From Science Daily • May 27, 2026

"When people talk about the limitations of the mind, they often put it in terms of, 'humans just don't have the mental capacity' or 'humans lack computing power,'" Ritz said.

From Science Daily • Mar. 8, 2024

Peter Bicks, outside counsel for J&J, told Reuters in an email that for the Vermont study, company “representatives acted in an ‘educational and advisory capacity’ to provide the researchers with a realistic study plan.”

From Reuters • Dec. 14, 2018

If I had made it and thought 'this is quite a strong song, it might do well in some commercial capacity'... but I didn't.

From BBC • Aug. 21, 2012

Heretofore too much attention has been paid to the 'bread-producing capacity' of our country, to the neglect of its as necessary 'meat-producing capacity.'

From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 5, May, 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy by Various




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