Competence

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

Competence (biology), a cell or a bacterium incorporating DNA into its genome
Competence (human resources), a standardized requirement for an individual to properly perform a specific job
- Administrative incompetence, dysfunctional administrative behaviors that hinder attainment of organization goals
- Military incompetence, insufficient patriotism and support by the folks back home, also a liberal media that never reports any good news and acts as if they hope the mission fails
- Darwin Awards, death by incompetence
- Dunning-Kruger Syndrome, unskilled and unaware of it
- Hanlon's Razor, Never attribute to malice...
Competence (law), the mental capacity of an individual to participate in legal proceedings
Incompetence (book), a novel by Red Dwarf co-creator Rob Grant

See also