natural abilities
1Abilities — Ability A*bil i*ty ([.a]*b[i^]l [i^]*t[y^]), n.; pl. {Abilities} ([.a]*b[i^]l [i^]*t[i^]z). [F. habilet[ e], earlier spelling habilit[ e] (with silent h), L. habilitas aptitude, ability, fr. habilis apt. See {Able}.] The quality or state of being …
2Natural monopoly — A monopoly describes a situation where all (or most) sales in a market are undertaken by a single firm. A natural monopoly by contrast is a condition on the cost technology of an industry whereby it is most efficient (involving the lowest long… …
3natural endowment — noun natural abilities or qualities • Syn: ↑endowment, ↑gift, ↑talent • Derivationally related forms: ↑gift (for: ↑gift), ↑endow (for …
4Natural horn — in the V A Museum, London Classification Brass instrument The natural horn is a musical instrument that is the ancestor of the modern day horn, and is differentiated by its lack of valves. It consist …
5Natural (band) — Natural Origin Orlando, Florida, United States Genres Pop Years active 1999–2004 Labels Sony Music/Transcontinental …
6natural — [nach′ər əl, nach′rəl] adj. [OFr < L naturalis, by birth, according to nature] 1. of or arising from nature; in accordance with what is found or expected in nature 2. produced or existing in nature; not artificial or manufactured 3. dealing… …
7Natural Selection (video game) — For other uses, see Natural selection (disambiguation). Natural Selection Developer(s) Unknown Worlds Entertainment …
8Natural product drug discovery — This article describes the utilization of natural resources in the process of finding new drug compounds, an approach commonly referred to as natural product drug discovery . Together with synthetic chemistry, they represent complementary… …
9natural — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French naturel, from Latin naturalis of nature, from natura nature Date: 14th century 1. based on an inherent sense of right and wrong < natural justice > 2. a. being in accordance with or… …
10Natural computing — For the scientific journal, see Natural Computing (journal). Natural computing, also called Natural computation, is a terminology introduced to encompass three classes of methods: 1) those that take inspiration from nature for the development of… …
