carrying capacity definition

carrying capacity

Maximum demand or load that may be placed on a machine, resource, or system for extended periods under normal or specified conditions.

Theoretical limit to the capacity of a natural ecosystem to support continued increase in consumption of its resources and in generation of pollution without being overwhelmed. It depends on factors such as population size and density, and rate of renewability of its resources.

carrying capacity is in the Environment & Pollution Control and Industries, Manufacturing, & Technology subjects.

carrying capacity appears in the definitions of the following terms: Mullen burst test, twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU), tonnage, fiber optic transmission, broadband, baseband and bale

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