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Webster 1913 Edition
Validity
Va-lid′i-ty
,Noun.
[Cf. F.
validité
, L. validitas
strength.] 1.
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 objection2.
(Law)
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 title3.
Value.
[Obs.]
“Rich validity.” Shak.
Webster 1828 Edition
Validity
VALID'ITY
, n.1.
Strength or force to convince; justness; soundness; as the validity of an argument or proof; the validity of an objection.2.
Legal strength or force; that quality of a thing which renders it supportable in law or equity; as the validity of a will; the validity of a grant; the validity of a claim or of a title. Certain forms and solemnities are usually requisite to give validity to contracts and conveyances of rights.3.
Value. [Not in use.]Definition 2024
validity
validity
English
Noun
validity (countable and uncountable, plural validities)
- The state of being valid, authentic or genuine.
- 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).
Translations
the state of being valid, authentic or genuine
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having legal force
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a quality of a measurement indicating the degree to which the measure reflects the underlying construct
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