explicitness.

The degree to which information or meaning is stated directly and clearly rather than left to inference.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• explicitness of instructions
• explicitness of a claim

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The explicitness of the instructions reduced uncertainty about the sequence of steps.

The claim’s explicitness made it easy to test but did not make it well supported.

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: definition, institutional analysis, scope assessment, comparison. Disciplines: academic writing, institutional analysis, conceptual explanation. Commonness: moderately common.