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The gap between can and can't, measured in things actually done.
means The possession of the means, skill, or power to do something.
from From Latin habilitas, meaning aptitude or fitness, by way of habere, to hold or have — so ability is literally what you can hold onto and use.
Suffix factoryThe - ability ending mints nouns from nearly any verb.
Old habitShares its Latin root with habit and habitat.
Not talentTalent is potential; ability is potential cashed in.