applicability

[ uh-plik-uh-bil-i-tee ]
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noun
  1. the fact or quality of applying to a certain situation or range of situations; relevance, appropriateness, or usefulness: Each clinician should evaluate the applicability of these guidelines to their own practice and patients.

Origin of applicability

1
  • Rarely ap·pli·ca·ble·ness [uh-plik-uh-buhl-nis] /əˌplɪk əˈbəl nɪs/ .

Other words from applicability

  • non·ap·pli·ca·bil·i·ty, noun
  • un·ap·pli·ca·bil·i·ty, noun

Words Nearby applicability

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How to use applicability in a sentence

  • It is manifest, of course, that no plan of procedure can be expected to cover all cases or to be of universal applicability.

  • Probably Mr. Oliphant is interested in the work, and will find his experience in the West not without applicability in the East.

  • Other exceptions to the applicability of this percentage system deserve mention, although they are of relative unimportance.

  • But without indulging in unchivalrous reflections we may draw certain morals from it of both immediate and ultimate applicability.

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