validity
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(vă-lid′ĭt-ē)

[L. validitas, (bodily) strength]
1. The degree to which data or results of a study are correct or true.
2. The extent to which a situation as observed reflects the true situation.
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(vă-lid′ĭt-ē)

[L. validitas, (bodily) strength]
1. The degree to which data or results of a study are correct or true.
2. The extent to which a situation as observed reflects the true situation.
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