Perfectibility

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The possibility of achieving perfection. countable, uncountable

    "In a project involving many people, maintainability is a more useful asset than perfectibility."

  2. 2
    the capability of becoming perfect wordnet
  3. 3
    Perfectionism. countable, uncountable

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"In a project involving many people, maintainability is a more useful asset than perfectibility."

Etymology

From perfect + -ibility.

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