transferability
- noun
- /ˌtrænsfərˈæbɪlɪti/
- The transferability of job skills is important when considering a career change.
- transferability of findings
- transferability of skills
- transferability of courses
Examples
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A number of participants expressed confusion or concern about the transferability of courses from the community college to another institution.
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Finally, our study provides some initial insights into the transferability of the American workplace substance abuse model to other countries.
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We will provide more details about this transferability later in the article.
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The study included only white husbands, which limits the transferability of the findings to other racial or cultural groups.
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Comments about course transferability were frequently linked with comments about advising and course selection.
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However, the transferability of credits varies depending on the particular institutions, majors, and state policies.
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The low sample number (160) from only one school limits the transferability of the findings to other environments.
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Additionally, the effects of the SMILA approach need to be analyzed for their durability and transferability.
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However, steps were taken to ensure the trustworthiness and transferability of data, including triangulation, member checking, and peer debriefing.
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Triangulation, peer debriefing, and member checks were all utilized to enhance the credibility and transferability of the findings.
Academic text (2008)
Synonyms
Using skill or knowledge from one situation in another similar situation
Can be replaced by something with the same value or use
How likely a message or product is to reach the right person
The ability of one thing to be replaced by another without losing use or value
How easily something works the same in different places or systems
The fact that one thing can be used in place of another
How easy it is to share something with other people online
How easily something like a disease or idea moves between people
How Transferable
Surface Forms
Morphology
transferability = transferable (transparent) = transfer + able + ity
Standard nominalization of the adjective 'transferable' with '-ity' creates the noun meaning 'the quality of being transferable'.
Etymology
The word transferability comes from parts that mean 'across' and 'carry' — trans- 'across' and fer 'carry', plus -ability 'can be done'. So, transferability is the idea of being 'able to be carried across', which is why it describes skills, rights, or things that can move from one person, place, or situation to another.