All 6 Uses

competent
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The Bourne Supremacy
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There's usually a reason for both of those things for a man of my age and competence.†
Chpt 7 *

competence = ability
The soldier in his grip was dead if he disobeyed, and with a single shot any reasonably competent marksman could kill the man by the steps.†
Chpt 23

competent = sufficiently capable
If I miss this meeting because of incompetence there'll be several very upset commissioners, including a powerful general of the People's Army who's anxious to conclude certain purchases from France.'†
Chpt 24

incompetence = inability to do things sufficiently

standard prefix: The prefix "in-" in incompetence means not and reverses the meaning of competence. This is the same pattern you see in words like invisible, incomplete, and insecure.
It was always our intent to spare you, for you were asked to perform duties beyond your competence at your age, privileged to learn secrets beyond your understanding.†
Chpt 27

competence = ability
'That's dubious, but I like to think I'm competent.†
Chpt 31

competent = sufficiently capable
The physician had asked McAllister how he expected to replace him — there was a dearth of competent doctors in Macao.†
Chpt 35

Definitions:

(1) (competent)
capable (able to do something in a generally satisfactory manner) -- sometimes specifically to have legal capability
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)
In the field of law, competent has the specialized meaning of being legally qualified to do something such as to be mentally fit to make reasonable decisions; or to have jurisdiction or authority to take an action.

In classic literature, a competency can refer to having an income or assets to support living expenses.