0 able to work as intended or able to succeed: --
There is a continuing debate about the age at which a human foetus can be considered viable.
I am afraid your plan is not commercially/economically/financially/politically viable.
In order to make the company viable, it will unfortunately be necessary to reduce staffing levels.
2 able to be done or likely to succeed: --
a viable alternative/option/proposition
Home-working offers a viable solution to the work/family conflict.
a viable business/company/market The fund exists to provide finance to viable businesses that have been rejected by mainstream lenders.
commercially/economically/financially viable Rising oil prices have made alternative energy sources more economically viable.
Stimulation and response recording were then carried out while the cell was viable.
Thus, cells that were counted 3 h after plating were still viable.
Any viable modern position, it seems, must try to preserve the important values contained in each of these two extremes, while avoiding their defects.
Under his view, convergence without attrition, (1a), occurs where both languages that a bilingual acquires are healthy and viable.
No differences were seen in the viable counts, which remained similar in numbers for both aerobic and anaerobic incubation.
Ballooning therefore became a more viable option for dispersal.
Five of 13 egg clutches found on the ground were no longer viable, as was 1 of 8 egg clutches found on plant structures.
First, if less environmentally destructive alternative economic activities are commercially viable, why is international funding needed in order to launch a commercial venture?