Definition of Aptitude

Apt´i`tude
n.1.A natural or acquired disposition or capacity for a particular purpose, or tendency to a particular action or effect; as, oil has an aptitude to burn.
2.A general fitness or suitableness; adaptation.
3.Readiness in learning; docility; aptness.
He was a boy of remarkable aptitude.
- Macaulay.


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