Definition of Validity

1. Noun. The quality of being valid and rigorous.

Exact synonyms: Cogency, Rigor, Rigour
Generic synonyms: Believability, Credibility, Credibleness
Derivative terms: Rigorous, Valid

2. Noun. The quality of having legal force or effectiveness.
Exact synonyms: Validness
Generic synonyms: Legality
Specialized synonyms: Effect, Force
Derivative terms: Valid, Valid, Valid

3. Noun. The property of being strong and healthy in constitution.
Exact synonyms: Hardiness, Lustiness, Robustness
Generic synonyms: Strength
Derivative terms: Hardy, Lusty, Robust

Definition of Validity

1. n. 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.

2. n. 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.

Definition of Validity

1. Noun. The state of being valid, authentic or genuine. ¹

2. Noun. Having legal force. ¹

3. Noun. 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). ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Validity

1. the quality or state of being valid [n -TIES]

Medical Definition of Validity

1. 1. The extent to which a measurement, test or study measures what it purports to measure. 2. Occasionally, accuracy. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Validity

validated
validates
validating
validation
validations
validator
validators
validatory
valider
validest
validified
validifies
validify
validifying
validities
validity (current term)
validly
validness
validnesses
valiha
valihas
valinch
valinches
valine
valine-pyruvate transaminase
valine-tRNA ligase
valines
valinomycin
valis
valise

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