ap·ti·tude

(ăp′tĭ-to͞od′, -tyo͞od′)

1. An inherent ability, as for learning; a talent: an aptitude for mathematics.

2. Archaic The condition or quality of being suitable; appropriateness.

[Middle English, tendency, from Late Latin aptitūdō, aptitude, from Latin aptus, apt; see apt.]

ap′ti·tu′di·nal (-to͞od′n-əl, -tyo͞od′-) adj.

ap′ti·tu′di·nal·ly adv.

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Adj.

aptitudinal - of or relating to aptitudes

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