0 ability to work as intended or to succeed: --
As the world population of Hawaiian geese has shrunk to very small numbers, the bird's continuing viability is in doubt.
Rising costs are threatening the viability of many businesses.
1 the degree of chance that something will succeed: --
future/longterm viability The longterm viability of the coal-fired power plants is at risk.
commercial/economic/financial viability This year will serve as an important test of commercial viability for the new electric vehicles.
the viability of sth Her role was to assess the viability of investment options overseas.
Will he consider the other tidal estuaries whose viabilities have now been affected by the sharp rise in oil prices?
There is an interdependence between our international obligations, our political aims, our economic policies, our economic viabilities and our defence policy.
Thus, the higher levels of fecundity and percent egg viability could be a possible result of repeated matings with higher quality males in the group.
Physical interference had a negative impact on both fecundity and egg viability.
The influence of female presence on egg viability was, however, insignificant since ovipositing females had been subjected to a single complete uninterrupted mating.
The paper discusses how other policy tools, such as taxes and fees, can be difficult to implement and can reduce the economic viability of agriculture.
Distributional questions are also important in determining the political viability of policy choice.
The creation of independent financial structures made a significant contribution to the viability of the emergent institutional church.