Competence

Competence is the ability to perform some task. Incompetence is its opposite.


 * Competence (biology), the ability of a cell to take up DNA
 * Competence (human resources), a standardized requirement for an individual to properly perform a specific job
 * Competence (law), the mental capacity of an individual to participate in legal proceedings
 * Jurisdiction, the authority of a legal body to deal with and make pronouncements on legal matters and, by implication, to administer justice within a defined area of responsibility
 * Linguistic competence, the ability to speak and understand language in a grammatically correct manner