viability.

1. The ability of a plan, organization or system to operate or persist successfully under relevant conditions.

2. The capacity of cells, organisms or biological material to survive or develop under relevant conditions.

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Words that belong together

• commercial viability
• long-term viability

On the page

The pilot established short-term feasibility but left the service’s long-term viability unresolved.

Commercial viability depended on recurring costs, not merely on the first year’s sales.

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: evidence, argumentation, evaluation, qualification. Disciplines: reasoning, research, essay writing. Commonness: moderately common.