carryingcapacity

carryingcapacity
car·ry·ing capacity (kărʹē-ĭng) n.
1. The maximum number of persons or things that a vehicle or a receptacle can carry:

a van with a carrying capacity of 12.

2. Ecology. The maximum number of individuals that a given environment can support without detrimental effects.

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