Capacity
Capacity noun - The largest number or amount that something can hold.
Functioning and capacity are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Functioning" instead a noun "Capacity".
Functioning
Functioning noun - Process or manner of functioning or operating.
Capacity and functioning are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Capacity" instead a noun "Functioning".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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He'll probably spend fifteen to twenty years or more grinding his stats to be a sufficiently high-functioning human that he has the time and capacity to help other people with their problems.
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They're actually just DRM chips: the in-universe point of the DCMA is that any chip capable of functioning as compliant DRM has both the computational power to emulate the appropriate cluster of nerve cells and the capacity to have its firmware updated to do just that, usually over the Internet.
Source: Literature / The Laundry Series -
He also seemed to be well on his way to understanding Hindi while eavesdropping on an argument in that language.note The episode HOMЯ revealed that a crayon lodged in his brain is what's keeping it from functioning at full capacity all the time, and with it removed, Homer became hypercompetent.
Source: Genius Ditz
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