Question

what term is defined as the ability to do work

Answer 1

Energy is the ability to do work

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Answer 2

In daily life and in economics, “energy” actually means useful energy, i.e., energy that can do useful work. This means that useful energy actually does equal the amount of net useful work it allows to do, so in a sense the “ability to do work” definition is correct after all.

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