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Capability vs Trait - What's the difference?

capability | trait |

As nouns the difference between capability and trait

is that capability is the power or ability to generate an outcome while trait is an identifying characteristic, habit or trend.

capability

English

Noun

  • the power or ability to generate an outcome

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    * capable adjective

    trait

    English

    (wikipedia trait)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • an identifying characteristic, habit or trend
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    • The number one personality trait I hate is hypocrisy. Why can't you be consistent!?
  • (computing, programming) In object-oriented programming, an uninstantiable collection of methods that provides functionality to a class by using the class’s own interface.

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    * character trait

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