Capacity
# Capacity

Capacity or capacities may refer to:

## Mathematics, science, and engineering

* Capacity of a container, closely related to the volume of the container
* Capacity of a set, in Euclidean space, the total charge a set can hold while maintaining a given potential energy
* Capacity factor, the ratio of the actual output of a power plant to its theoretical potential output
* Storage capacity (energy), the amount of energy that the storage system of a power plant can hold
* Nameplate capacity, the intended full-load sustained output of a facility such as a power plant
* Heat capacity, a measurement of changes in a system's internal energy
* Combining capacity, another term for valence in chemistry
* Battery capacity, the amount of electric charge a battery can deliver at the rated voltage

## Computer

* Data storage capacity, amount of stored information that a storage device or medium can hold
* Channel capacity, the highest rate at which information can be reliably transmitted

## Social

* Carrying capacity, the population size of a species that its environment can sustain
* Capacity planning, the process of determining the production resources needed to meet product demand
* Capacity building, strengthening the skills, competencies and abilities of developing societies
* Productive capacity, the maximum possible output of an economy
* Capacity management, a process used to manage information technology in business
* Capacity utilization, the extent to which an enterprise or a nation uses its theoretical productive capacity
* Road capacity, the maximum traffic flow rate that theoretically may be attained on a given road
* Seating capacity, the number of people who can be seated in a specific space

## Legal

* Capacity (law), the capability and authority to undertake a legal action

## Arts

* Capacities (album), an album by Up Dharma Down
* Capacity (album), an album by Big Thief
