viability

From viable + -ity.

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌvaɪəˈbɪlɪti/

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viability (countable and uncountable, plural viabilities)

1. The property of being viable; the ability to live or to succeed.
   • 1904, Hugo DeVries, Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation

     Ordinarily these altered organs are sterile, but in some instances a very small quantity of seed is produced, and when testing their viability I succeeded in raising a few plants from them.

   • 1980, Jimmy Carter, State of the Union Address

     In making its grants the Endowment will increase its emphasis on techniques which stimulate support for the humanities from non-Federal sources, in order to reinforce our tradition of private philanthropy in this field, and to insure and expand the financial, viability of our cultural institutions and life.

   • 2021 April 21, Cara Giaimo, “One of the World’s Oldest Science Experiments Comes Up From the Dirt”, in The New York Times‎^[1], archived from the original on 21 April 2021:

     Dr. Weber and her colleagues are the latest custodians of the Beal seed viability experiment: a multicentury attempt to figure out how long seeds can lie dormant in the soil without losing their ability to germinate.

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