Validity is the degree to which a measure, instrument, or conclusion accurately captures the specific construct it is intended to assess. Its parameters are: (1) a target construct being measured, (2) an instrument or method producing data, (3) a correspondence criterion between data and construct, and (4) a scope限定 specifying what dimension of accuracy is claimed (content, criterion, construct). It persists through standardization in measurement practice, peer review, and disciplinary conventions. [formal: validitas | substrate: mind | horizon: a moment | explicit: yes | epoch: 0.01]
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validity
Validity is the degree to which a measure, instrument, or conclusion accurately captures the specific construct it is intended to assess. Its parameters are: (1) a target construct being measured, (2) an instrument or method producing data…
Definition
Why it is in scope
A human-made evaluation criterion — the degree to which a measure, instrument, or conclusion accurately captures the construct it is intended to assess. Built to distinguish truth from plausible falsehood in measurement, inference, and research.
Names and aliases
- validityen · CANONICAL
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- cmr9uz3vv00elhcxfruyltnd4DEPENDS_ON →
validity DEPENDS_ON measurement: validity is the property of a measurement instrument to measure what it claims to measure. Without measurement as the operating domain, validity has nothing to operate on — it is a property OF measurement. Remove measurement and validity ceases to operate (not merely unsayable).
- cmrehxu7v00icg8vuydh7tny5SERVES →
Validity is maintained for the sake of reasoning — it serves as the criterion by which arguments are evaluated to ensure sound conclusions. The designed purpose of validity is to further reasoning's operation: servant (validity)→master (reasoning).
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- Jul 22, 2026, 11:49 AM UTC
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