VIABILITY

viability

(noun) (of living things) capable of normal growth and development

viability

(noun) capable of being done in a practical and useful way

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

viability (countable and uncountable, plural viabilities)

The property of being viable; the ability to live or to succeed

Source: Wiktionary


Vi`a*bil"i*ty, n.

Definition: The quality or state of being viable. Specifically: --(a) (Law)

Definition: The capacity of living after birth. Bouvier. (b) The capacity of living, or being distributed, over wide geographical limits; as, the viability of a species.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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