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The gap between what you could do and what you actually ship.
means The practical power or ability to do something — what you're capable of, in reach if not in action.
from From Late Latin 'capabilis' meaning 'able to grasp or hold,' built from the Latin verb 'capere' — to take or seize. The same root gives us 'capacity,' 'capture,' and 'captive': all versions of taking hold of something. So 'capability' literally means having the grip to seize a task — whether or not you ever close your hand.
- military origin
- Pentagon loves it: capability beats weapon in planning docs
- vs skill
- skill is personal, capability includes the tools around you
- AI usage
- now shorthand for what a model can do, period