Validity
noun
When something is true and can be trusted.
The validity of her argument was undeniable.
Often appears as...
- question the validity
- confirm the validity
noun
The state of being legally or officially acceptable or recognized.
They checked the validity of the documents.
Often appears as...
- check the validity
- legal validity
noun
The period during which something is functional and usable.
The validity of the passport is nearly expired.
Often appears as...
- extend the validity
- expiry of validity
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General,Technical
noun
The quality of being logically or factually sound.
We are testing the validity of the hypothesis through experiments.
Often appears as...
- test the validity
- establish the validity
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Academic,Technical
noun
When something is true and can be trusted.
The validity of her argument was undeniable.
Often appears as...
- question the validity
- confirm the validity
noun
The state of being legally or officially acceptable or recognized.
They checked the validity of the documents.
Often appears as...
- check the validity
- legal validity
noun
The period during which something is functional and usable.
The validity of the passport is nearly expired.
Often appears as...
- extend the validity
- expiry of validity
Usage tips
General,Technical
noun
The quality of being logically or factually sound.
We are testing the validity of the hypothesis through experiments.
Often appears as...
- test the validity
- establish the validity
Usage tips
Academic,Technical
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Evidential Support
The word 'validity' implies there is evidence backing a claim or idea.
Her research gains validity with the new data.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Always True
'Validity' doesn't mean the argument is ultimately true, just that it's logically sound.
Despite its validity, the theory was later disproven.
Pro Tip 1/2Evidential Support
The word 'validity' implies there is evidence backing a claim or idea.
Her research gains validity with the new data.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Always True
'Validity' doesn't mean the argument is ultimately true, just that it's logically sound.
Despite its validity, the theory was later disproven.
Pro Tip 1/2Evidential Support
The word 'validity' implies there is evidence backing a claim or idea.
Her research gains validity with the new data.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Always True
'Validity' doesn't mean the argument is ultimately true, just that it's logically sound.
Despite its validity, the theory was later disproven.
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ET is (probably) out...
scientists without any legs or you know evolution they all that sort of thing our global warming these sorts of ideas don't really have any validity that you can't trust the scientists now we got to solve that problem because that's a critically important problem and you you you might say well ok how are we gonna
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The psychology of evil PIPE...
to blindly obey authority, to go all the way to 450 volts. And it's like a dial on human nature. A dial in a sense that you can make almost everybody totally obedient, down to the majority, down to none. What are the external parallels? For all research is artificial. What's the validity in the real world?
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Seth Shostak: ET is...
by scientists without any legs, or, you know, evolution, all that sort of thing, or global warming. These sorts of ideas don't really have any validity, that you can't trust the scientists. Now, we've got to solve that problem, because that's a critically important problem, and you might say,
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Baba Shiv: Sometimes...
it's best to be in the driver's seat. And we were certainly in the driver's seat, making all these decisions. And let me tell you -- if some of you have been there, it was a most agonizing and harrowing experience. Which got me thinking. I said, is there any validity to this whole adage
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Is telekinesis real? -...
Since nobody agrees, it's difficult to apply a research standard, something required in all other types of science to test the validity of ideas. Observation The point of science is to discover the unknown, and in the history of scientific investigation, it's definitely happened
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Sometimes it's good to...
certainly in the driver's seat making all these decisions so let me tell you some of you have been there it's the most agonizing and harrowing experience which got me thinking said is there any validity to this this whole adage that when you're making decisions it's best
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Where in the World is...
phone and in rome a cab driver tried to kiss her but the worst was a moment in pakistan she'd had a great time visiting the country but when she arrived at the airport in lahore to depart the security guards dug through her luggage doubted the validity of her
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Should we get rid of...
such as creativity, critical thinking, and collaboration. If we design a test poorly, or ask it to do the wrong job, or a job it's not very good at, the results may not be reliable or valid. Reliability and validity are two critical ideas
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How false news can...
Recent advances in communication technology have had immeasurable benefits in breaking down the barriers between information and people. But our desire for quick answers may overpower the desire to be certain of their validity.
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The problem with...
rather than a white woman with a black mother entirely for social reasons. Which racial identity I check has nothing to do with my genes. Well, despite the obvious importance of this question to the study's scientific validity,
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ET is (probably) out...
scientists without any legs or you know evolution they all that sort of thing our global warming these sorts of ideas don't really have any validity that you can't trust the scientists now we got to solve that problem because that's a critically important problem and you you you might say well ok how are we gonna
Video examples
The psychology of evil PIPE...
to blindly obey authority, to go all the way to 450 volts. And it's like a dial on human nature. A dial in a sense that you can make almost everybody totally obedient, down to the majority, down to none. What are the external parallels? For all research is artificial. What's the validity in the real world?
Video examples
Seth Shostak: ET is...
by scientists without any legs, or, you know, evolution, all that sort of thing, or global warming. These sorts of ideas don't really have any validity, that you can't trust the scientists. Now, we've got to solve that problem, because that's a critically important problem, and you might say,
Video examples
Baba Shiv: Sometimes...
it's best to be in the driver's seat. And we were certainly in the driver's seat, making all these decisions. And let me tell you -- if some of you have been there, it was a most agonizing and harrowing experience. Which got me thinking. I said, is there any validity to this whole adage
Video examples
Is telekinesis real? -...
Since nobody agrees, it's difficult to apply a research standard, something required in all other types of science to test the validity of ideas. Observation The point of science is to discover the unknown, and in the history of scientific investigation, it's definitely happened
Video examples
Sometimes it's good to...
certainly in the driver's seat making all these decisions so let me tell you some of you have been there it's the most agonizing and harrowing experience which got me thinking said is there any validity to this this whole adage that when you're making decisions it's best
Video examples
Where in the World is...
phone and in rome a cab driver tried to kiss her but the worst was a moment in pakistan she'd had a great time visiting the country but when she arrived at the airport in lahore to depart the security guards dug through her luggage doubted the validity of her
Video examples
Should we get rid of...
such as creativity, critical thinking, and collaboration. If we design a test poorly, or ask it to do the wrong job, or a job it's not very good at, the results may not be reliable or valid. Reliability and validity are two critical ideas
Video examples
How false news can...
Recent advances in communication technology have had immeasurable benefits in breaking down the barriers between information and people. But our desire for quick answers may overpower the desire to be certain of their validity.
Video examples
The problem with...
rather than a white woman with a black mother entirely for social reasons. Which racial identity I check has nothing to do with my genes. Well, despite the obvious importance of this question to the study's scientific validity,
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Ser'Darius Blain
American Actor
I think we all have regrets but I try to just learn from them instead of giving them too much attention and validity in my life. I used to regret not going to a major four-year university and missing out on dorm life but if I had done that, who knows if I would be doing what I do now.
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Kim Jong-un
North Korean Leader
No force can conquer the service personnel and people who, in support of their great leader, have turned out in the struggle to defend their country with confidence in the validity of their cause and their own strength - this is a law and a truth taught by history.
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Matt Bomer
American Actor
There's a security, a validity of knowing that it's legal. It's hard to put into words. It's just a feeling, I guess - something about saying vows in front of the people around you who love and support you.
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Mary Hunter Austin
American Writer
What women have to stand on squarely is not their ability to see the world in the way men see it, but the importance and validity of their seeing it in some other way.
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Ken Ham
Australian Clergyman
Our young people - and adults - should be aware that considerable dissent exists in the scientific world regarding the validity of molecules-to-man evolution.
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Chris Columbus
American Director
I can understand the validity of showing people the ugliness of the world, but I also think there is a place for movies to leave people with a sense of hope.
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Kenneth Scott Latourette
American Historian
Hinduism's basic tenet is that many roads exist by which men have pursued and still pursue their quest for the truth and that none has universal validity.
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H. P. Lovecraft
American Novelist
All of my tales are based on the fundamental premise that common human laws and emotions have no validity or significance in the cosmos-at-large.
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Robert Gottlieb
American Writer
A steady diet of the higher truths might prove exhausting, but it's important that we acknowledge their validity and celebrate their survival.
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Fiona Hill
American Public Servant
Because the more you engage with someone who is spreading untruths, the more validity you give to those untruths.
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Ser'Darius Blain
American Actor
I think we all have regrets but I try to just learn from them instead of giving them too much attention and validity in my life. I used to regret not going to a major four-year university and missing out on dorm life but if I had done that, who knows if I would be doing what I do now.
Quote examples
Kim Jong-un
North Korean Leader
No force can conquer the service personnel and people who, in support of their great leader, have turned out in the struggle to defend their country with confidence in the validity of their cause and their own strength - this is a law and a truth taught by history.
Quote examples
Matt Bomer
American Actor
There's a security, a validity of knowing that it's legal. It's hard to put into words. It's just a feeling, I guess - something about saying vows in front of the people around you who love and support you.
Quote examples
Mary Hunter Austin
American Writer
What women have to stand on squarely is not their ability to see the world in the way men see it, but the importance and validity of their seeing it in some other way.
Quote examples
Ken Ham
Australian Clergyman
Our young people - and adults - should be aware that considerable dissent exists in the scientific world regarding the validity of molecules-to-man evolution.
Quote examples
Chris Columbus
American Director
I can understand the validity of showing people the ugliness of the world, but I also think there is a place for movies to leave people with a sense of hope.
Quote examples
Kenneth Scott Latourette
American Historian
Hinduism's basic tenet is that many roads exist by which men have pursued and still pursue their quest for the truth and that none has universal validity.
Quote examples
H. P. Lovecraft
American Novelist
All of my tales are based on the fundamental premise that common human laws and emotions have no validity or significance in the cosmos-at-large.
Quote examples
Robert Gottlieb
American Writer
A steady diet of the higher truths might prove exhausting, but it's important that we acknowledge their validity and celebrate their survival.
Quote examples
Fiona Hill
American Public Servant
Because the more you engage with someone who is spreading untruths, the more validity you give to those untruths.
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