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face validities

face validities is the plural of face validity.

Meaning of face validity

Noun

face validity (countable and uncountable, plural face validities)

  1. A property of a hypothesis by which its appearance suggests to an observer that the hypothesis will be determined true if tested.
  2. A property of a test by which its appearance suggests to an observer that it will measure that which it has been designed to measure.
    • One means toward avoiding a split between a profession and its academic discipline is to ensure that teaching programmes have face validity for members of those professions in which students might seek employment.2004, Kirsten Malmkjær, editor, Translation in Undergraduate Degree Programmes, John Benjamins Publishing Co, page 2

Questions about face validities

What is face validities the plural of?
Face validities is the plural of face validity.

Words near face validities in the dictionary

  1. face time
  2. face to face
  3. face turn
  4. face up
  5. face up to
  6. face validities
  7. face validity
  8. face value
  9. face values
  10. face washer
  11. face washers

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