ability

P8715
predicate

Indicates that an entity has the capacity or power to perform a particular action or achieve a specific outcome.

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All labels observed (11)

Label Occurrences
ability canonical 3,230
skill 1,366
abilities 355

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: ability
Generated description
Indicates that an entity has the capacity or power to perform a particular action or achieve a specific outcome.

Sample triples (5,049)

Subject Object
Roger the Alien shape-shifting ⓘ
Roger the Alien creating complex alter egos ⓘ
Roger the Alien impersonation ⓘ
Brom Bones expert rider via predicate surface "skill" ⓘ
Brom Bones strong fighter via predicate surface "skill" ⓘ
Hellboy superhuman strength ⓘ
Hellboy enhanced durability ⓘ
Hellboy accelerated healing ⓘ
Hellboy longevity ⓘ
Time Lord time travel ⓘ
Time Lord regeneration ⓘ
Time Lord non-linear time perception ⓘ
Time Lord time manipulation ⓘ
Time Lord use of TARDIS technology ⓘ
The Master regeneration ⓘ
The Master time travel ⓘ
Helios sees and hears everything on earth ⓘ
Clarice Starling criminal profiling via predicate surface "skill" ⓘ
Clarice Starling investigation via predicate surface "skill" ⓘ
Clarice Starling firearms proficiency via predicate surface "skill" ⓘ
Will Scarlet swordsmanship via predicate surface "skill" ⓘ
13B Cannon Crewmember teamwork in gun crews via predicate surface "skill" ⓘ
13B Cannon Crewmember physical strength and stamina via predicate surface "skill" ⓘ
13B Cannon Crewmember ability to follow detailed fire commands via predicate surface "skill" ⓘ
13B Cannon Crewmember basic math for firing data via predicate surface "skill" ⓘ
Talla Keyali superhuman strength ⓘ
Talla Keyali enhanced durability ⓘ
Homo sapiens planning via predicate surface "cognitiveAbility" ⓘ
Homo sapiens problem solving via predicate surface "cognitiveAbility" ⓘ
Homo sapiens future simulation via predicate surface "cognitiveAbility" ⓘ
Homo sapiens moral reasoning via predicate surface "cognitiveAbility" ⓘ
Pan paniscus high intelligence via predicate surface "cognitiveAbility" ⓘ
Wanna Get Away can be changed before departure subject to fare difference via predicate surface "changeability" ⓘ
Aves flight via predicate surface "typicalAbility" ⓘ
Main Cabin (Delta Air Lines) more flexible than Basic Economy via predicate surface "changeability" ⓘ
Heimdall Perceive events across great distances ⓘ
Heimdall Hear sounds across the Nine Realms ⓘ
Klaus Heissler
linked to: talking goldfish Klaus Heissler
speech ⓘ
Klaus Heissler
linked to: talking goldfish Klaus Heissler
underwater breathing ⓘ
Jason Bourne hand-to-hand combat via predicate surface "skill" ⓘ
Jason Bourne firearms proficiency via predicate surface "skill" ⓘ
Jason Bourne espionage via predicate surface "skill" ⓘ
Jason Bourne tactical driving via predicate surface "skill" ⓘ
Jason Bourne multilingualism via predicate surface "skill" ⓘ
T'Challa genius-level intellect ⓘ
T'Challa master tactician ⓘ
T'Challa master hand-to-hand combatant ⓘ
Khan Noonien Singh superhuman strength ⓘ
Khan Noonien Singh superhuman intellect ⓘ
Khan Noonien Singh enhanced endurance ⓘ