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発音

• IPA: /ˈvælɪd/
• 韻: -ælɪd
• (Hong Kong) IPA: /ˈvæ.lɪd/, /ˈveɪ.lɪd/

形容詞

valid (comparative more valid, superlative most valid)

1. Well-grounded or justifiable, pertinent.

   Synonyms: arguable, groundly, proper, warrantable

   I will believe him as soon as he offers a valid answer.

   • 2012 March-April, Jan Sapp, “Race Finished”, in American Scientist‎, volume 100, number 2, archived from the original on 5 September 2015, page 164:

     Few concepts are as emotionally charged as that of race. The word conjures up a mixture of associations—culture, ethnicity, genetics, subjugation, exclusion and persecution. But is the tragic history of efforts to define groups of people by race really a matter of the misuse of science, the abuse of a valid biological concept?

2. Acceptable, proper or correct; in accordance with the rules.

   Synonyms: legit, legitimate; see also Thesaurus:valid

   A valid format for the date is DD/MM/YY.

   Do not drive without a valid license.

3. Related to the current topic, or presented within context, relevant.

   Synonyms: applicable, germane; see also Thesaurus:pertinent

4. (logic) Of a formula or system: such that it evaluates to true regardless of the input values.
5. (logic) Of an argument: whose conclusion is always true whenever its premises are true.

   An argument is valid if and only if the set consisting of both (1) all of its premises and (2) the contradictory of its conclusion is inconsistent.

6. (Christianity, theology) Genuine - as distinguished from efficient or regular - sacrament.

反意語

• invalid
• nonvalid

下位語

• (in logic: argument whose conclusion is always true whenever its premises are all true): sound

派生語

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参照

• "validity", The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. F. L. Cross, Elizabeth A. Livingstone (3rd ed.). New York: Oxford University Press. 1997. p. 1667.

アナグラム

• Vidal, Advil, davil