Definition of Viable

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viable /ˈvʌɪəb(É™)l  /
â–¸ adjective capable of working successfully; feasible:
the proposed investment was economically viable.
â–ª Botany (of a seed or spore) able to germinate:
most clones can produce thousands of viable seeds.
â–ª Biology (of a plant, animal, or cell) capable of surviving or living successfully, especially under particular environmental conditions:
the largest and most viable population of this endangered vetch.
little of the frozen semen has been viable when thawed.
â–ª Medicine (of a fetus or unborn child) able to live after birth:
what if the fetus were viable?
â€" DERIVATIVES viability /-ˈbɪlɪti/ noun,
viably adverb.
â€" ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from French, from vie ‘life’, from Latin vita.