Ability and Invention

Ability

Ability noun - The physical or mental power to do something.

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Invention and ability are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Invention" instead a noun "Ability".

Nearby Word: able

Invention noun - Something (as a device) created for the first time through the use of the imagination.

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Ability and invention are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ability" instead a noun "Invention".

human	human ability	human invention
special	special ability	special invention
original	original ability	original invention
powerful	powerful ability	powerful invention
Other adjectives: actual, real, great, new, useful, incredible, final, strange, different.

Singularity Sky by Charles Stross: the invention of faster-than-light travel brings with it the ability to travel through time.

Source: Clock Roaches
Fans of the series who watch the original afterwards already know many reveals, such as Toph's invention of metalbending, Zuko's eventual HeelFace Turn, Aang's ability to energybend, etc.

Source: Late Arrival Spoiler / Western Animation
Speaking of Homo Sol, a short story by Asimov, it is a great example of Humans Are Special, as the much more advanced and numerous aliens who land on Earth fear humanity because of our ability to turn every new discovery and invention into a weapon.

Source: Humans Are Special

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