the quality of being near to the true value; "he was beginning to doubt the accuracy of his compass"; "the lawyer questioned the truth…
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the quality of being valid and rigorous
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Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Environmental science, Pollution, Critical thinking, Water and aquatic environments.the quality of being believable or trustworthy
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Environmental science, Pollution, Critical thinking, Water and aquatic environments.the quality of being valid and rigorous
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Environmental science, Philosophy, Research methods, Evidence and research, Pollution, Argument and reasoning, Measurement, validity and reliability, Critical thinking, Logic and argument, Water and aquatic environments.logical and orderly and consistent relation of parts
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Environmental science, Pollution, Argument and reasoning, Water and aquatic environments.logical and orderly and consistent relation of parts
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Environmental science, Pollution, Argument and reasoning, Water and aquatic environments.(logic) an attribute of a logical system that is so constituted that none of the propositions deducible from the axioms contradict one…
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Philosophy, Pollution, Logic and argument, Water and aquatic environments.the quality of being believable or trustworthy
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Environmental science, Pollution, Critical thinking, Water and aquatic environments.the quality of being believable or trustworthy
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Environmental science, Pollution, Critical thinking, Water and aquatic environments.something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied); "his resignation had political implications"
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Philosophy, Research methods, Argument and reasoning, Logic and argument.the quality of being dependable or reliable
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Research methods, Evidence and research, Measurement, validity and reliability, Critical thinking.the quality of being dependable or reliable
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Research methods, Evidence and research, Measurement, validity and reliability, Critical thinking.the quality of being reproducible
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Research methods, Evidence and research, Measurement, validity and reliability, Critical thinking.something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied); "his resignation had political implications"
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Philosophy, Research methods, Argument and reasoning, Logic and argument.unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Environmental science, Pollution, Critical thinking, Water and aquatic environments.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: Academic vocabulary, Philosophy, Evidence and research, Argument and reasoning, Critical thinking.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: Academic vocabulary, Philosophy, Evidence and research, Argument and reasoning, Critical thinking.the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusi…
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Troublesome; vexatious; rigorous.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: valid, rigorous.Severe in modes of judging, or living, or acting; rigid; rigorous; stern; as, an austere man, look, life.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: valid, rigorous.One who passes a rigorous or captious judgment; one who censures or finds fault; a harsh examiner or judge; a caviler; a carper.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: valid, rigorous.Rigorous; stringent; harsh.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: valid, rigorous.a doctrine that ethics and ethical ideas are valid and important; "his ethicism often led him to moralize"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: valid, rigorous.Difficult to bear or endure; not easy to put up with or consent to; hence, severe; rigorous; oppressive; distressing; unjust; grasping…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: valid, rigorous.Not admitting excuse, evasion, or plea; rigorous.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: valid, rigorous.a coordinate system in which Newton's first law of motion is valid
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: valid, rigorous.a coordinate system in which Newton's first law of motion is valid
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: valid, rigorous.Pertaining to inquisition; making rigorous and unfriendly inquiry; searching; as, inquisitorial power.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: valid, rigorous.Rigorous; severe; exacting; as, an ironclad oath or pledge.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: valid, rigorous.Mild; clement; merciful; not rigorous or severe; as, a lenient disposition; a lenient judge or sentence.
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