applicability

Rarely ap·pli·ca·ble·ness

[uh-plik-uh-bil-i-tee]

noun

1. the fact or quality of applying to a certain situation or range of situations; relevance, appropriateness, or usefulness.

   Each clinician should evaluate the applicability of these guidelines to their own practice and patients.

Other Word Forms

• nonapplicability noun
• unapplicability noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of applicability¹

applic(able) ( def. ) + -ability ( def. )

Example Sentences

By emphasizing observable symptoms and illness trajectories rather than culturally bound categories, dimensional approaches offer universal applicability while respecting local contexts and experiences.

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We’re early in the discovery of the applicability and how capable this technology is and what it can do for customers.

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“It is difficult to imagine a regulation on the acquisition of ammunition or firearms that would not ‘meaningfully constrain’ the right to keep and bear arms under the majority’s new general applicability standard.”

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Entirely new rules are dealt with under a similar process known as an applicability motion.

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Once those discussions are concluded the UK government can either send it back to the assembly for a cross-community vote known as an applicability motion or decide the rule should not apply in Northern Ireland.

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Related Words

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