valid

In a sentence

Six example sentences with valid, each labelled with its topic.

• An argument can be valid and still useless, because the reasoning holds perfectly while one premise is plainly false.

  Philosophy

• The objection was valid: the control group had eaten breakfast, so the morning readings could not be compared honestly.

  Science

• Their complaint about the ranking system was valid, since a single disconnection cost more points than four honest defeats.

  Gaming

• The coach's point was valid: the team had lost every game in which it took fewer than twenty free throws.

  Basketball

• The worry about rising rents is valid, since wages in the city have barely moved in a decade.

  Economics

• The intern raised a valid concern about the launch date, which fell on a public holiday in the biggest market.

  Business

Found in these word lists

Each source is a published word list that contains valid. No exam board publishes an official GRE, GMAT or SAT list; GMAT words come from GRE lists and the Academic Word List.

More Academic words

• subjective
• outcome
• compute
• coherent
• version
• repertoire
• rigorous
• exploited
• clarify
• reinforce
• coordination
• affecting