definitiveness

noun

Definition of definitivenessnext
1
as in definiteness

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2
as in validity

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for definitiveness
  1. validity
  2. truth
  3. credibility
  4. determinacy
  5. fidelity
  6. influence
Noun
  • However, the person who negotiated on Panama's behalf did not have formal consent from the nation's government and had not lived in the country for 17 years, causing many Panamanians to question the treaty's validity, according to the Office of the Historian.
    Kerry Breen, CBS News, 26 Dec. 2024
  • The Department of Justice continues to defend the CTA, emphasizing its constitutional validity as supported by rulings from the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern District of Virginia and the District of Oregon.
    Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of validity
Noun
  • Some policing experts say that, properly used, the method can elicit truth from criminals who are lying.
    Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
  • There actually seems to be some truth to that adage, research suggests.
    Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of truth
Noun
  • Performance: Delivering Results That Drive Impact Performance is the cornerstone of leadership credibility.
    Paola Cecchi-Dimeglio, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Advertisement Napoletano had credibility issues as well.
    Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of credibility
Noun
  • There are, after all, other ways to resolve under-determinacy without directly applying substantive moral principles.
    J. Joel Alicea, National Review, 3 May 2022
  • Those principles, along with historical analysis, will resolve a great deal of apparent under-determinacy.
    J. Joel Alicea, National Review, 3 May 2022
Definition of determinacy
Noun
  • Refining these models in terms of fidelity and accuracy is part of the Sim-to-Real revolution in physical AI implementations.
    Sabbir Rangwala, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
  • Lo-fi, or low fidelity, is an instrumental genre of music that features musical imperfections.
    Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of fidelity
Noun
  • Paris Reuters — The Cour de Cassation, France’s highest court, upheld on Wednesday former President Nicolas Sarkozy’s conviction for corruption and influence peddling.
    Reuters, CNN, 18 Dec. 2024
  • He was found guilty of corruption and influence peddling by both a Paris court in 2021 and an appeals court in 2023 for trying to bribe a magistrate in exchange for information about a legal case in which he was implicated.
    Sylvie Corbet, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of influence
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