ivotaschopný

Životaschopný is a Czech adjective meaning capable of living or sustaining life; in English, it is often translated as viable. It describes organisms, populations, or systems that can survive, develop, and reproduce under given conditions, as well as plans or projects that are feasible over the long term.

The word is formed from život (life) and schopný (able). The standard spelling includes the initial háček on ž, written as životaschopný. In ASCII texts or informal contexts, it is sometimes written as ivotašopný or ivotoschopný if diacritics are omitted, but such forms are nonstandard. The related noun is životaschopnost, which denotes viability or the viability of something.

In biology and ecology, životaschopný describes organisms or populations that can persist under environmental conditions, including factors like resources, climate, and predation. In economics and project planning, it denotes feasibility and sustainability, as in a životaschopný podnik (viable business) or a životaschopný projekt (viable project). In medicine or tissue research, the term is used to refer to tissue viability—its capacity to survive and function after processing or treatment.

Usage notes: viability is conditional and time-dependent; a system that is viable under one set of conditions may not remain so if resources change. The noun form životaschopnost is commonly used to discuss the concept of viability in formal or technical contexts.