The phrase "ability of a given" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the capacity or capability of a specific entity or subject in a particular context.
Example: "The ability of a given individual to adapt to new environments is crucial for success."
Alternatives: "capacity of a specific" or "capability of a particular".
Anti-HCV ability of a given compound was estimated by combining its EC50 with SI values.
The method gives interesting indications about the ability of a given precipitator geometry to generate coarse or fine particles.
The absolute relative error (ARE) measure described above was used to evaluate the predictive ability of a given model.
The ability of a given stimulus to increase locus coeruleus discharge activity appears independent of affective valence (appetitive vs. aversive).
The selection of the biosurfactant producer was based on the ability of a given strain to give positive results in all the screening tests performed.
The cathodic kinetics within the scratch play an important role in determining the ability of a given inhibitor to function effectively.
Thus, the rescue titer is a measure of the ability of a given vector combination to co-package and subsequently generate a provirus.
The well-established concept of flexibility index (Swaney and Grossmann, 1985a, Swaney and Grossmann, 1985b) is adopted for quantitatively characterizing the ability of a given water network to cope with uncertain disturbances.
This method can be employed to determine the elution order of the feed solutes in the isotachic displacement train as well as the ability of a given molecule to act as a displacer for a given protein mixture.
Additional discussion, arising from complexities in the case of i-PP, concerns the relation between the number of possible polymer nucleation orientations and the nucleating ability of a given fibre surface.
Heat capacity is defined as the ability of a given volume of a substance to store internal energy, while undergoing a given temperature change (Btu. per lb. per 1 °F) (Rohsenow et al. 1998).
