"face validity" meaning in English

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      "_dis1": "50 50",
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        "A property of a hypothesis by which its appearance suggests to an observer that the hypothesis will be determined true if tested."
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          "appearance",
          "appearance"
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          "tested",
          "tested"
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          "text": "One means toward avoiding a split between a profession and its academic discipline is to ensure that teaching programmes have face validity for members of those professions in which students might seek employment.",
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        "A property of a test by which its appearance suggests to an observer that it will measure that which it has been designed to measure."
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          "_dis1": "35 65",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "property of a test",
          "word": "表面效度"
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          "code": "fi",
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          "sense": "property of a test",
          "word": "hyväksyttävyys"
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    "face validity"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "property of a test",
      "word": "表面效度"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "property of a test",
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