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Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The quality of being applicable, or fit to be applied; capability of being applied or used; pertinence.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The quality of being applicable or fit to be applied.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The degree to which a thing is
applicable ;relevancy
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun relevance by virtue of being applicable to the matter at hand
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Examples
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Insulation is a meaningful answer for new construction but for existing buildings this is quite limited in applicability since much that could be imagined turns out to be quite cost prohibitive.
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A few hold promise (e.g., wind) but the scale of their applicability is questionable.
Randall Amster: New Clear Energy Randall Amster 2010
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A few hold promise (e.g., wind) but the scale of their applicability is questionable.
Randall Amster: New Clear Energy Randall Amster 2010
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A few hold promise (e.g., wind) but the scale of their applicability is questionable.
Randall Amster: New Clear Energy Randall Amster 2010
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A few hold promise (e.g., wind) but the scale of their applicability is questionable.
Randall Amster: New Clear Energy Randall Amster 2010
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A few hold promise (e.g., wind) but the scale of their applicability is questionable.
Randall Amster: New Clear Energy Randall Amster 2010
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It remains valid science even though its range of applicability is limited.
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A few hold promise (e.g., wind) but the scale of their applicability is questionable.
Randall Amster: New Clear Energy Randall Amster 2010
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A few hold promise (e.g., wind) but the scale of their applicability is questionable.
Randall Amster: New Clear Energy Randall Amster 2010
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It gives you those nice looking biceps, but its athletic applicability is virtually nil.
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- ability
- acceptability
- adaptability
- admissibility
- affordability
- agility
- amiability
- availability
- capability
- civility
- combinability
- compatibility
- comprehensibility
- debility
- deductibility
- docility
- ductility
- electability
- feasibility
- fertility
- flexibility
- fragility
- futility
- hostility
- inaccessibility
- invisibility
- irresponsibility
- irritability
- legibility
- malleability
- mobility
- nobility
- palatability
- possibility
- probability
- reliability
- responsibility
- senility
- susceptibility
- utility
- versatility
- viability
- virility
- volatility
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