An ability is the power an agent has to perform various actions. Ability may also refer to: Aptitude, a component of a competency to do a certain kind of work at a certain level Capability (disambiguation) Intellectual giftedness, an intellectual ability significantly higher than average Intelligence, the ability to perceive, infer, retain or apply information Knowledge, a familiarity with someone or something, which can include facts, information, descriptions, or skills Potential (disambiguation) Power (social and political), the ability to influence people or events Skill, the learned ability to carry out a task with pre-determined results Superpower (ability), a popular culture term for a fictional superhuman ability Ships Ability (1878), Australian ketch Ability (1910), Australian steamer Other Ability score, in role-playing games Ability Plus Software, makers of the office suite Ability Office Ability grouping Ability (magazine) Ability (Fringe), a 2009 episode of the television series Fringe Ability (manhwa), a 2012 Manhwa webtoon published in Naver Magazine See also Capability (disambiguation) Capacity (disambiguation) Incapacitation (disambiguation)