ability to adjust to one's environment; ability to be modified
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Adaptability Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
Alt. of Adaptableness
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutAlt. of Adaptableness
adaptability
\a*dapt`a*bil"i*ty\ (&?;), adaptableness \a*dapt"a*ble*ness\ (&?;), ] n. the quality of being adaptable; suitableness. "general adaptability for every purpose."
adaptability
n : the ability to change or be changed to fit changed circumstances [ant: unadaptability]
Noun
1. the ability to change or be changed to fit changed circumstances
(antonym) unadaptability
(hypernym) ability
(hyponym) flexibility
Adaptability Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Adaptability (lat.: adapto = fit, matching) is a feature of a system or of a process. This word has been put to use as a specialised term in different disciplines and in business operations. Word definitions of adaptability as a specialised term differ little from . According to Andresen and Gronau adaptability in the field of organisational management can in general be seen as an ability to change something or oneself to fit to occurring changes. In ecology, adaptability has been described as the ability to cope with unexpected disturbances in the environment. However, the word definitions in these fields are just the starting points for detailed analysis of system adaptability.
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