Validity
Definition & Meaning
Pronunciation /vəˈlɪd.ᵻ.ti/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Validity is a noun meaning The state of being valid, authentic or genuine.
Meaning
The state of being valid, authentic or genuine.
More Meanings
- State of having legal force.
- 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).
- (Christianity, theology) The genuinity, as distinguished from the efficacity or the regularity, of a sacrament as a result of some formal dispositions being fulfilled.
Word Forms
- validities
Synonyms for validity
Depending on context, synonyms include validness, rigour, cogency, rigor.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include validness, cogency, rigor, rigour, validation, validate.
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