1.
fairness; impartiality
The quality of treating everyone equally without favoritism or bias.
審査の公平性を保つ。
To maintain fairness in the evaluation.
税制の公平性が問題になっている。
The fairness of the tax system has become an issue.
公平性のある判断を下す。
To make a fair judgment.
公平性 is an abstract noun meaning the quality of being fair or impartial, formed from 公平 (fair) + 性 (nature/quality).
WORD FORMATION:
The suffix 〜性 creates abstract nouns from adjectives: 重要 → 重要性 (importance), 安全 → 安全性 (safety).
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 公平性を確保する: to ensure fairness
- 公平性を保つ: to maintain fairness
- 公平性に欠ける: to lack fairness
- 公平性が問われる: fairness is questioned
USAGE:
Common in formal contexts like legal proceedings, hiring processes, and policy discussions. The simpler 公平 (na-adjective) is used for direct descriptions: 公平な判断 (a fair judgment).