a determining or causal element or factor; "education is an important determinant of one's outlook on life"
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your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief; "the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling"
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the act of causing something to happen
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Philosophy, History, Historical methods, Philosophy of science.the act of causing something to happen
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Philosophy, History, Historical methods, Philosophy of science.the quality of being valid and rigorous
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Philosophy, Evidence and research, Argument and reasoning, Critical thinking.a determining or causal element or factor; "education is an important determinant of one's outlook on life"
Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Academic vocabulary, Neurology, Medicine and healthcare, Psychology.a determining or causal element or factor; "education is an important determinant of one's outlook on life"
Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Academic vocabulary, Neurology, Medicine and healthcare, Psychology.any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something
Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Academic vocabulary, Neurology, Medicine and healthcare, Psychology, Philosophy, History, Historical methods, Evidence and research, Sources and evidence, Critical thinking, Philosophy of science.(psychoanalysis) the conscious mind
Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Neurology, Medicine and healthcare, Psychology, Philosophy.your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief; "the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compellin…
Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Academic vocabulary, Neurology, Medicine and healthcare, Psychology, Philosophy, History, Historical methods, Evidence and research, Argument and reasoning, Sources and evidence, Critical thinking, Philosophy of science.any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something
Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Academic vocabulary, Neurology, Medicine and healthcare, Psychology, Philosophy, History, Historical methods, Evidence and research, Sources and evidence, Critical thinking, Philosophy of science.(metaphysics) essential nature or underlying reality
Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Neurology, Medicine and healthcare, Psychology, Philosophy.the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination; "we are told that man is endowed with reason and capable of distingu…
Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Academic vocabulary, Neurology, Medicine and healthcare, Psychology, Argument and reasoning.evidence pointing to a possible solution; "the police are following a promising lead"; "the trail led straight to the perpetrator"
Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Academic vocabulary, Neurology, Medicine and healthcare, Psychology, Philosophy, History, Historical methods, Evidence and research, Sources and evidence, Critical thinking, Philosophy of science.an acting technique introduced by Stanislavsky in which the actor recalls emotions or reactions from his or her own life and uses them…
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Philosophy, History, Evidence and research, Philosophy of science.an acting technique introduced by Stanislavsky in which the actor recalls emotions or reactions from his or her own life and uses them…
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Philosophy, History, Evidence and research, Philosophy of science.knowledge gained by perceiving; "a man admired for the depth of his perception"
Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Neurology, Medicine and healthcare, Psychology, Philosophy.(law) evidence sufficient to warrant an arrest or search and seizure; "a magistrate determined that there was probable cause to search…
Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Psychology, Philosophy, History, Historical methods, Sources and evidence, Philosophy of science.any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something; "if you have any proof for what you say, now is the time to produ…
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the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: basis, belief, disbelief, knowledge, base.a confession of guilt by a prisoner charged with treason or felony, together with an accusation of his accomplish and a giving evidenc…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: basis, belief, disbelief, knowledge, base.a fibrous amphibole; used for making fireproof articles; inhaling fibers can cause asbestosis or lung cancer
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: basis, belief, disbelief, knowledge, base.A combining form, especially in anatomical and botanical words, to indicate the base or position at or near a base; forming a base; as…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: basis, belief, disbelief, knowledge, base.Assent to a proposition or affirmation, or the acceptance of a fact, opinion, or assertion as real or true, without immediate personal…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: basis, belief, disbelief, knowledge, base.easy to believe on the basis of available evidence; "he talked plausibly before the committee"; "he will probably win the election"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: basis, belief, disbelief, knowledge, base.To exercise belief in; to credit upon the authority or testimony of another; to be persuaded of the truth of, upon evidence furnished…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: basis, belief, disbelief, knowledge, base.Like a cancer; having the qualities or virulence of a cancer; affected with cancer.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: basis, belief, disbelief, knowledge, base.A cancer. By some medical writers, the term is applied to an indolent tumor. See Cancer.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: basis, belief, disbelief, knowledge, base.surgical removal of the testes or ovaries (usually to inhibit hormone secretion in cases of breast cancer in women or prostate cancer…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: basis, belief, disbelief, knowledge, base.evidence providing only a basis for inference about the fact in dispute
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: basis, belief, disbelief, knowledge, base.Reliance of the mind on evidence of facts derived from other sources than personal knowledge; belief; credit; confidence.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: basis, belief, disbelief, knowledge, base.
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