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Definition of Validity
1. Noun. The quality of being valid and rigorous.
Generic synonyms: Believability, Credibility, Credibleness
Derivative terms: Rigorous, Valid
2. Noun. The quality of having legal force or effectiveness.
Generic synonyms: Legality
Specialized synonyms: Effect, Force
Derivative terms: Valid, Valid, Valid
3. Noun. The property of being strong and healthy in constitution.
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)