Ability and Potency

Ability

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

Usage example: as a result of the accident the once-vigorous athlete lost the ability to walk

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

Nearby Word: able

Potency noun - The ability to exert effort for the accomplishment of a task.

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Ability and potency are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ability" instead a noun "Potency".

Nearby Words: potent, potential, potently

human	human ability	human potency
high	high ability	high potency
physical	physical ability	physical potency
full	full ability	full potency
Other adjectives: single, offensive, real, increased, extreme, great, psychic, incredible, additional, amazing, greater, magical.

The second leans more towards the magic, his ability instead increasing its potency using button inputs, though you can alternatively forgo it in favor of much faster casting speed using a skill.

Source: Magic Knight
Ultimately, mages got an optional ability flat out called "Rune of Power", which increases the potency of mages' spells as long as they stay within its boundaries.

Source: Instant Runes
The potency of an Eloa'Nar's ability to warp reality increases exponentially as they age, with truly ancient Nars such as Divin-Ra being capable of completely replacing the known rules of reality in any given area with their own with their presence alone.

Source: Literature / Spore Wiki Fiction Universe

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