Mick Jagger is an artist who, despite his age and extensive career, remains relevant.
The first step that is necessary to take to fully understand the term validity is to proceed to determine its etymological origin. In this sense, we would have to say that it is a word that comes from Latin and is made up of three particles: the verb vigere , which can be translated as "to have vigor"; the particle –nt- , which is equivalent to “agent”; and finally the suffix – ia , which means “quality.”
Validity is the quality of being in force (something that is in force). The term allows us to name something that is current or that has a good present, that is, that still fulfills its functions beyond the passage of time .
The validity of people
Validity can refer to people, objects or symbolic issues. In the case of human beings, validity is usually linked to those who remain at the first level of a professional, sporting, artistic, etc. activity. despite the fact that his age should reflect an eventual decline in his abilities.
For example: «The validity of Martín Palermo is unquestionable, that is why at 37 years of age he is still a starter in one of the most important clubs in Argentina» , «Manu Ginobili ratified his validity just before renewing his contract with San Antonio Spurs » , «The artist demonstrated his validity with a new album that has seduced all generations» .
An object becomes invalid when it expires or becomes obsolete.
The notion applied to objects
As for objects, validity generally refers to their expiration or loss of value : "Compact discs have lost their validity due to the advance of digital music and the MP3 format," "The validity of the television as the center of Family entertainment is in doubt as people spend more and more time surfing the Internet .
Thus, for example, based on this meaning we would have to emphasize that there are many official and legal documents that are valid or not based on their validity. In this way, we find ourselves with the fact that when we are going to take a trip outside our country it is vital that our national identity document or our passport is fully valid. If it is expired, they will not allow us to board the plane.
In the case of Spain, it is established by law that the passport for a person who is under 30 years old will remain valid for a period of five years, while it will be ten years for those over that age.
In the case of those under 30 years of age, this validity will be different. Thus, for children under 5 years old it will be 24 months and for those up to 14 years old it will be five years.
Fashion and validity
Validity, finally, can also be about something that has gone out of fashion : «Leather pants and flowered shirts have not been in force for more than a decade» , «Velvet dresses never lose their validity and continue to be worn in different types of events .
In this world of design, the terms validity and trend are closely related. Thus, this last concept is used to define those fashions that are most popular at that time.