Competence may refer to:
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Competence (geology), the resistance of a rock against deformation or plastic flow.
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Competence (human resources)
Competence is the set of demonstrable characteristics and skills that enable and improve the efficiency or performance of a job. The term "competence" first appeared in an article authored by R.W. White in 1959 as a concept for performance mot ...
, a standardized requirement for an individual to properly perform a specific job
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Competence (law), the mental capacity of an individual to participate in legal proceedings
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Competency evaluation (law)
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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
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Subsidiarity (European Union)#EU competences describes the nature and extent of legislative authority in the European Union
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Natural competence
In microbiology, genetics, cell biology, and molecular biology, competence is the ability of a cell to alter its genetics by taking up extracellular ("naked") DNA from its environment in the process called transformation. Competence may be di ...
(biology), the ability of a cell to take up DNA
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Communicative competence, the ability to speak and understand language
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Linguistic competence, the ability to speak and understand language
See also
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Competence-based management
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Core competency
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Four stages of competence
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Incompetence (disambiguation)
Incompetence is the inability to perform; lack of competence; ineptitude.
Aspects of incompetence include:
*Administrative incompetence, dysfunctional administrative behaviors that hinder attainment of organization goals
*Incompetence (law), a p ...
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Skill
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Legislative Competence Order
In Wales, a Legislative Competence Order (LCO; pronounced 'elco') was a piece of constitutional legislation in the form of an Order in Council. It transferred legislative authority from the Parliament of the United Kingdom to the National Assembly ...
(Wales)
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