validelements
nounUK /ˈvælɪd ˈɛlɪmənts/
US /ˈvælɪd ˈɛləmənts/
Valid elements are the correct parts that make something work right.
The teacher checked that all the valid elements were in the science project.
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2. In computing, the parts of a form or document that pass the rules.
The website only saved the valid elements of the form.
3. In math, the numbers or items that meet a given condition.
Only the valid elements of the set were counted.
4. The pieces of a plan that are accepted as true or usable.
We kept the valid elements of the idea and dropped the rest.