Viability vs Inviability - What's the difference?
viability | inviability | Related terms |
the property of being viable; the ability to live or to succeed
* 1904, Hugo DeVries, Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation
* 1980, Jimmy Carter, State of the Union Address
(biology) The state or quality of not being viable
Viability is a related term of inviability.
As nouns the difference between viability and inviability
is that viability is the property of being viable; the ability to live or to succeed while inviability is (biology) the state or quality of not being viable.viability
English
(wikipedia viability)Noun
(-)- Ordinarily these altered organs are sterile, but in some instances a very small quantity of seed is produced, and when testing their viability I succeeded in raising a few plants from them.
- In making its grants the Endowment will increase its emphasis on techniques which stimulate support for the humanities from non-Federal sources, in order to reinforce our tradition of private philanthropy in this field, and to insure and expand the financial, viability of our cultural institutions and life.
Usage notes
* Viability is a false friend in Italian, and it does not mean "".inviability
English
Noun
- The inviability of these hybrids has a genetic basis.