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applicability

n.
C1 Advanced US //ˌæpɫəkəˈbɪɫəti// UK //ɐplˌɪkəbˈɪlɪti// ap·pli·ca·bil·i·ty

n. the quality of being suitable or useful for a specific purpose. You use this to describe how well a rule, law, or idea fits a particular situation.

n. the quality of being suitable or applicable to a particular situation or purpose. Often used in legal or technical contexts to describe the scope of a rule.


SIMPLE

The new law has limited applicability to small businesses.

CONTEXTUAL

The researchers discussed the applicability of their findings to real-world medical settings.

COMPLEX

While the theory works well in controlled environments, its applicability to complex, real-world systems remains a subject of intense debate among the scientific community.

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