capacitated

capacitated is the simple past and past participle of capacitate.

Meaning of capacitate

capacitate (third-person singular simple present capacitates, present participle capacitating, simple past and past participle capacitated)

(transitive) To make capable of functioning in a given capacity.
- By this instruction we may be capacitated to observe those errors.1695, C[harles] A[lphonse] du Fresnoy, translated by John Dryden, De Arte Graphica. The Art of Painting, […], London: […] J[ohn] Heptinstall for W. Rogers, […], →OCLC
(transitive) To alter sperm to allow it to fertilize eggs.
(transitive) To reach maximum throughput on at least part of a constrained network.

capacitated (comparative more capacitated, superlative most capacitated)

(transitive) Constrained by maximum throughput, often applied to physical networks transporting flows.
- We consider uniqueness and multiplicity of market equilibria in a short-run setup where traded quantities of electricity are transported through a capacitated network in which power flows have to satisfy the classical lossless DC approximation.2018, Krebs et al, "Uniqueness and multiplicity of market equilibria on DC power flow networks". doi:10.1016/j.ejor.2018.05.016

comparative	more capacitated
superlative	most capacitated

What does capacitated mean?: Capacitated means constrained by maximum throughput, often applied to physical networks transporting flows.
What is capacitated the simple past and past participle of?: Capacitated is the simple past and past participle of capacitate.
What part of speech is capacitated?: Capacitated is an adjective.

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