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Readability and the Flesch–Kincaid Test - In 100 words or less

Readability is the ease with which a reader can understand a written text.


In most situations, writers aim for high readability scores ensuring easy comprehension by the masses. 


To measure the readability of their works, writers employ tools like the Flesch-Kincaid readability test, which is a linear relation involving average sentence length and average word lengths. This algorithm produces a (mostly) positive score; the higher the score, the higher the readability.


Note that, however, this method does not cover the syntax, complexity, and typographic aspects of the article. 


So, it's a good starting indicator but not a comprehensive one. 


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