competence

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competence mental competence

Main Entry: com·pe·tence
Pronunciation: käm-pt-n(t)s
Function: noun
: the quality or state of being functionally adequate <drugs that improve the competence of a failing heart>: as a : the properties of an embryonic field that enable it to respond in a characteristic manner to an organizer b : readiness of bacteria to undergo genetic transformation