普ふ遍へん妥だ当とう性せい

noun

universal validity; ability to apply anywhere

Philosophical term referring to a principle or truth that holds in all situations or contexts. Often used in discussions of ethics, logic, or epistemology.

• カントは道どう徳とく法ほう則そくの普ふ遍へん妥だ当とう性せいを主しゅ張ちょうした。

  Kant argued for the universal validity of moral laws.

• この理り論ろんの普ふ遍へん妥だ当とう性せいはまだ証しょう明めいされていない。

  The universal validity of this theory has not yet been proven.