acceptability

noun

Definition of acceptabilitynext
as in adequacy
the quality or state of meeting one's needs adequately the acceptability of a broken key or two on a secondhand piano might depend on which keys are broken

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  1. adequacy
  2. goodness
  3. sufficiency
  4. amplitude
  5. fitness
Noun
  • Tribal leaders also raised issues regarding the adequacy of the previous environmental impact statement, now nearly 40 years old, and the potential for contamination of areas historically occupied by the Havasupai.
    Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 11 Oct. 2024
  • The district claims the bond is for student safety, but many question its adequacy.
    Madeleine Parrish, The Arizona Republic, 8 Oct. 2024
Definition of adequacy
Noun
  • No corners have been cut and how Austrian Audio managed to produce these headphones for the money, goodness only knows.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Shows that remind you of the goodness of humanity like ... 'The Great British Baking Show' Stream on: Netflix, Roku TV.
    Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of goodness
Noun
  • Here, the Kremlin is likely to adopt an approach that corresponds with the Soviet principle of reasonable sufficiency.
    Dmitry Adamsky, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2015
  • And as climate change supercharges hurricanes, which are fueled by warm water and air, the sufficiency of the system's five categories is increasingly coming into question.
    Alec Luhn, WIRED, 9 Oct. 2024
Definition of sufficiency
Noun
  • The amplitudes take the form of fractions, with a numerator above a denominator.
    Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2024
  • This suggests that our brain associates slower, more regular changes in amplitude with music and faster, irregular changes with speech.
    Andrew Chang, Scientific American, 18 Sep. 2024
Definition of amplitude
Noun
  • The Samsung Galaxy Watch 7 is an ideal choice for Samsung users seeking a robust fitness tracker with advanced AI health insights.
    Shubham Yewale, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Fur colour in the Arctic fox: genetic architecture and consequences for fitness Trend in Genetics.
    Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of fitness
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