Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state of being viable; capability of living; specifically, capability in the fetus of continued existence after removal from the womb.
- noun In natural history, the ability to live in certain conditions of environment, climatic, geographical, etc.: as, the viability of fish in the water; the viability of an imported plant or animal in a country.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The quality or state of being viable.
- noun (Law) The capacity of living after birth.
- noun The capacity of living, or being distributed, over wide geographical limits.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun the property of being
viable ; theability tolive or tosucceed
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun (of living things) capable of normal growth and development
- noun capable of being done in a practical and useful way
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Examples
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The other candidates including John Edwards don't appear to have received what they call viability, 15 percent of the 164 people who have gathered in this one caucus.
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Losing Orton is about losing long-term viability, which is why I like John's question so much last night.
Mile High Report BShrout 2010
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"This is part of the political trade-off and this is usually equated with what we call the viability of social peace and political concord," Charles Chartouni of Georgetown University told Al Jazeera.
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"This is part of the political trade-off and this is usually equated with what we call the viability of social peace and political concord," Charles Chartouni of Georgetown University told Al Jazeera.
unknown title 2009
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With traditional pension plans being phased out and concerns mounting over the long-term viability of Social Security, Americans increasingly view 401k accounts as crucial.
Retirement Plans Make Comeback, With Limits Kelly Greene 2011
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"It's good to know that's a platform that has some long term viability to it," said Mr. Cervone, who sees "no reason to switch at this point in time" from H-P.
Moving Forward At H-P Ben Worthen 2011
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One of the biggest risks to Hovnanian's long-term viability is the company's dwindling cash supply.
Hovnanian Narrows Loss John Kell 2011
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More important for its long-term viability, though, is that it's twice as fun.
Wonkbook: Democrats divided on filibuster reform; Obama's CoS shortlist; Fed staying the course Ezra Klein 2011
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Mike Huckabee's political viability is coming to an end.
Huckabee defends decision to commute Washington police shooting suspect 2009
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Elsewhere, shares of Singapore Airlines slipped 0.4% as investors digested the carrier's plan to establish a long-haul no frills airline, even though some analysts were optimistic on its long-term viability.
Asian Shares Mostly Higher Shri Navaratnam 2011
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