# able (capacity)

has ability

- Computed level: L20 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: everyday  ·  Arena: able

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [ability](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-ability.capacity), [possible](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-possible.potential)

**Through:** when ability and possible are together, something can do

**Novel properties:**
- capacity to act
- potential for success

## Examples
- The International Space Station maintains orbit at 7.66 km/s despite atmospheric drag using periodic reboosts from docked spacecraft. *(engineering)*
- Cyanobacteria split water to extract electrons, sustaining metabolism in Earth's early anoxic environments over 3 billion years ago. *(biology)*
- The Federal Reserve adjusts interest rates to modulate inflation and unemployment within target ranges set by its dual mandate. *(economics)*

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*Canonical: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-able.capacity*  
*Structured data: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-able.capacity.json*  
*Every definition provably resolves to space, time, energy and pattern.*