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usefulness

 noun
     
use‧ful‧ness [uncountable]
the state of being useful or the degree to which something is useful
usefulness of
There are doubts as to the usefulness of this approach (=it may not be useful).
As a commuter service, the ferry has outlived its usefulness (=is no longer useful).
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