transferability.

1. The extent to which a finding, method or understanding can usefully apply in another relevant context.

2. The ability of a right, asset or permission to be passed from one holder to another.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• transferability of findings
• assess transferability

On the page

Detailed descriptions helped readers assess the findings’ transferability to other institutions.

Transferability depended on similarities between settings, not merely on a large sample.

Usage notes

Primary category: science / research / methodology. 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: methodology, measurement, causation, evaluation. Disciplines: research, statistics, scientific reasoning. Commonness: moderately common.