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validity

/vəˈlɪdəti/ /væˈlɪdəti/

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noun

Validité, authenticité

The state of being valid, authentic or genuine.

Examples :

"The validity of the student's excuse for missing class was questioned by the teacher. "

La validité de l'excuse de l'élève pour son absence en classe a été remise en question par le professeur.

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noun

Validité, force juridique

State of having legal force.

Examples :

"The validity of the student's ID was questioned by the school security guard. "

La validité de la carte d'étudiant a été remise en question par le gardien de la sécurité de l'école.

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noun

Validité

A quality of a measurement indicating the degree to which the measure reflects the underlying construct, that is, whether it measures what it purports to measure (see reliability).

Examples :

"The validity of the new math test was questioned because it seemed to measure students' memorization skills more than their understanding of concepts. "

La validité du nouveau test de mathématiques a été remise en question car il semblait mesurer davantage les capacités de mémorisation des élèves que leur compréhension des concepts.

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