Viability vs Availability - What's the difference?
viability | availability |
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
(chiefly, uncountable) The quality of being available.
(countable) That which is available.
As nouns the difference between viability and availability
is that viability is the property of being viable; the ability to live or to succeed while availability is (chiefly|uncountable) the quality of being available.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 "".availability
English
Noun
(availabilities)- What is your availability this week?
- We have several availabilities .
