contestability.

1. The extent to which a claim, arrangement or position can be challenged or disputed.

2. The extent to which potential entry and exit can constrain established firms in a market.

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Words that belong together

• contestability of a claim
• institutional contestability

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Institutional contestability required a usable procedure for challenging the decision.

The claim’s contestability remained even after substantial evidence had been presented.

Usage notes

Primary category: analysis / argumentation / evidence. 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: counterevidence assessment, argument critique, qualified assertion, formal disagreement. Disciplines: argumentation, research interpretation, social analysis. Commonness: uncommon.