how to pronounce adequacy

/ˈæd.ə.kwə.si/

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adequacy is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of adequacy in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… to empirical adequacy rather than truth …”

meanings of adequacy

noun:

The quality of being sufficient, adequate or able to meet the needs.

adequacy frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word adequacy occurs in english on average 2.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics adequacy can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that adequacy can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) education, science, and technology;