adequacy.

The state of meeting a relevant standard, need or purpose.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• adequacy of an explanation
• adequacy of provision

On the page

The explanation’s adequacy depended on whether it addressed the observed exception.

Adequacy of provision was assessed separately from efficiency.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Usually uncountable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: requirements and constraints, institutional organization, formal assessment, system properties. Disciplines: academic writing, formal analysis, institutional studies. Commonness: moderately common.