adequacy
ade·quacy
noun
1.
the quality of being able to meet a need satisfactorily: "he questioned the adequacy of the usual sentimental interpretation of the Golden Rule"
2.
the quality of being sufficient for the end in view
- “he questioned the sufficiency of human intelligence”
Origin
From adequ(ate) + -acy.
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