What does validity mean?
Definitions for validity
vəˈlɪd ɪ tiva·lid·i·ty
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word validity.
Princeton's WordNet
cogency, validity, rigor, rigournoun
the quality of being valid and rigorous
validity, validnessnoun
the quality of having legal force or effectiveness
robustness, hardiness, lustiness, validitynoun
the property of being strong and healthy in constitution
Wiktionary
validitynoun
The state of being valid, authentic or genuine.
validitynoun
Having legal force.
validitynoun
A quality of a measurement indicating the degree to which the measure reflects the underlying construct, that is, whether it measures what it purports to measure (see reliability).
ChatGPT
validity
Validity refers to the extent to which a test, measurement, research study, argument or any method, tool or procedure accurately measures or reflects what it is intended to measure or represent. It assures that the results and conclusions drawn are sound and based on strong evidence. It can also refer to the authenticity or correctness of something.
Webster Dictionary
Validitynoun
the quality or state of being valid; strength; force; especially, power to convince; justness; soundness; as, the validity of an argument or proof; the validity of an objection
Validitynoun
legal strength, force, or authority; that quality of a thing which renders it supportable in law, or equity; as, the validity of a will; the validity of a contract, claim, or title
Validitynoun
value
Etymology: [Cf. F. validit, L. validitas strength.]
Wikidata
Validity
In logic, an argument is valid if and only if its conclusion is logically entailed by its premises and each step in the argument is logical. A formula is valid if and only if it is true under every interpretation, and an argument form is valid if and only if every argument of that logical form is valid.
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Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'validity' in Nouns Frequency: #2463
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of validity in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of validity in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of validity in a Sentence
We can have no confidence in the validity of a process which is conducted in secret, that is part of the reason why we're so concerned because we have no basis on which to understand why she's been detained.
I can see the validity of both theories, but when you're engaged in an investigation, especially a serial killer investigation, you have to keep an open mind. To lock in one theory would be, I think, misguided.
There have been questions regarding the validity of people who have been -- who have voted -- whether or not they exist, again, we're not responding to proven allegations. We are investigating the allegations to determine whether or not they are factual.
“I emphatically do not assert the general ‘truth’ of this philosophy of punctuational change. Any attempt to support the exclusive validity of such a grandiose notion would border on the nonsensical.”
Discounting whistleblowers before the Democrats know what the witnesses have to offer says a lot more about their agenda than it does about the validity of the whistleblowers, procedural mistakes should splatter like paint. It’s messy but the results should be random. In my four years here every mistake DOJ has made has benefited one side and harmed the other. That’s a hell of a coincidence.
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Translations for validity
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- ғәмәлBashkir
- doba platnostiCzech
- εγκυρότηταGreek
- validecoEsperanto
- validezSpanish
- اعتبارPersian
- voimassaolo, kelpoisuus, laillisuus, sitovuus, oikeellisuus, validiteettiFinnish
- validitéFrench
- bailíochtIrish
- validesoIdo
- 효력Korean
- geldigheidDutch
- gyldighetNorwegian
- ważnośćPolish
- valabilitate, validitateRomanian
- де́йствительность, го́дность, срок де́йствияRussian
- giltighetSwedish
- geçerlilikTurkish
- 合法性Chinese
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