ADAPTABILITY

adaptability

(noun) the ability to change (or be changed) to fit changed circumstances

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

adaptability (countable and uncountable, plural adaptabilities)

The quality of being adaptable; a quality that renders adaptable.

(biology) Variability in respect to, or under the influence of, external conditions; susceptibility of an organism to that variation whereby it becomes suited to or fitted for its conditions of environment; the capacity of an organism to be modified by circumstances.

Source: Wiktionary


A*dapt`a*bil"i*ty, A*dapt"a*ble*ness, n.

Definition: The quality of being adaptable; suitableness. "General adaptability for every purpose." Farrar.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.

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