valid — Diccionario de inglés

Adjetivo

1. Well-grounded or justifiable, pertinent.

   Sinónimos

   arguablegroundlyproperwarrantable

   Ejemplos

   I will believe him as soon as he offers a valid answer.

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   Few concepts are as emotionally charged as that of race. The word conjures up a mixture of associations—culture, ethnicity, genetics, subjugation, exclusion and persecution. But is the tragic history of efforts to define groups of people by race really a matter of the misuse of science, the abuse of a valid biological concept?

2. Acceptable, proper or correct; in accordance with the rules.

   Sinónimos

   legitlegitimate

   Ejemplos

   A valid format for the date is DD/MM/YY.

   Do not drive without a valid license.

3. Related to the current topic, or presented within context, relevant.

   Sinónimos

   applicablegermane

4. Of a formula or system: such that it evaluates to true regardless of the input values.

5. Of an argument: whose conclusion is always true whenever its premises are true.

   Ejemplos

   An argument is valid if and only if the set consisting of both (1) all of its premises and (2) the contradictory of its conclusion is inconsistent.

6. Genuine - as distinguished from efficient or regular - sacrament.

Adjetivo

1. well grounded in logic or truth or having legal force

   Antónimos

   invalid

   Ejemplos

   a valid inference

   a valid argument

   Más ejemplos (1)

   a valid contract

2. still legally acceptable

   Ejemplos

   the license is still valid