The idea of capacity is linked to the number of people who can enter a space or venue.
The act and result of gauging is called gauging . It should be noted that this verb (aforar) has several uses: it can refer to establishing the number and value of merchandise, to estimating the capacity of something, to calibrate or to give permissions.
The most common use of capacity , in this way, is used with reference to the number of individuals who can enter an establishment used for the development of a public event . For example: “The Spanish club proposed to increase the capacity so that more spectators can watch the matches” , “The municipality decided to establish a capacity limit to minimize the risk of incidents” , “The Cuban singer offered a show with a full capacity” .
If we review these examples, we can understand how the idea of capacity is used. If a club wants to increase capacity, it wants more people to be able to enter its stadium . When the authorities of a city announce that they will limit the capacity at an event, they inform that access will not be free, but that there will be certain controls and restrictions. On the other hand, the “full capacity” of a concert refers to the fact that the tickets were sold out (there were no more seats available).
Until capacity is completed or exhausted
In this context, it is common to use the expression until the capacity is exhausted to inform those interested in attending a certain event with free admission that they must arrive as early as possible to secure a seat, since in the absence of a price in money, the tickets will simply be given to the first ones to show up at the establishment.
We are going through an era characterized by an apparent disdain for art in all its forms: it is not uncommon to meet people who cannot value the effort behind the composition of a song, the manufacture of a craft or the creation of a painting, and this results in them not wanting to pay to acquire said items.
To address this unfortunate feature of today's society, more and more groups are organizing free access artistic events , and it is then that we find the term capacity as the only limit that separates those who can access them from those who cannot, while in the rest of the areas, such as technology, food or even cinema, there is still the obligation to face a monetary price .
The capacity of a means of transport is known as capacity.
Capacity of a means of transport
Capacity can also be linked to the capacity of a means of transport .
Suppose two hundred people want to get on a boat for a lake excursion, but the boat can only carry one hundred passengers. Due to the lack of capacity, a hundred individuals will have to stay on the ground and will not be able to board, since the ship does not have space to accommodate them all simultaneously.
Capacity in chemistry
The term capacity also has a use in the field of chemistry ; In this case, it is a circle-shaped mark that is meticulously engraved on a container, usually glass although it can be made of other materials, to indicate a particular volume, so that it serves as a guide for various types of experiments that require great precision.
The name of volumetric flask is known precisely as a glass or glass vessel with a spherical shape and a high tubed neck that has a volume, that is, a mark that indicates at what height its contents reach a certain volume . Its use is very common in chemistry laboratories. It is important to note that the need for the capacity arises from the problems that can occur if the volume is not measured accurately.