validity
noun
va·lid·i·ty
və-ˈli-də-tē 
va-
: the quality or state of being valid: such as
a
: the state of being acceptable according to the law
The validity of the contract is being questioned.
What the federal courts have ruled … is that renunciations made behind barbed wire were essentially under duress, and thus of no legal validity.—
Roger Daniels
Roger Daniels
b
: the quality of being well-grounded, sound, or correct
the validity of an argument/theory
Other researchers have questioned the validity of the test results.
Later he acknowledged that there was no validity to his report.—David Hiltbrand
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Both repeatability and reliability are fundamental and crucial for a testing algorithm’s validity, fairness, and practical feasibility, especially for standardization, according to the paper.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2025
The schedule upgrade gives Santana validity as an elite team.
—Glae Thien, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Nov. 2025
Commissioner Melissa Castro, who voted against the investigation, questioned the validity of the information in the anonymous post.
—Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025
Fowler's report was shortly followed by Jennings deactivating his Instagram page, which led some to believe that the rumors about the fifth-year wideout potentially being on the trading block may have some validity.
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2025
The schedule upgrade gives Santana validity as an elite team.
—Glae Thien, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Nov. 2025
Commissioner Melissa Castro, who voted against the investigation, questioned the validity of the information in the anonymous post.
—Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025
Fowler's report was shortly followed by Jennings deactivating his Instagram page, which led some to believe that the rumors about the fifth-year wideout potentially being on the trading block may have some validity.
—Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for validity
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“Validity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/validity. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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