Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state of being sound, in any sense.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The quality or state of being sound
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- noun uncountable The state or quality of being
sound . - noun countable The result or product of being
sound . - noun logic The property (of an
argument ) of not only beingvalid , but also of having truepremises . - noun logic The property of a logical
theory that whenever awff is atheorem then it must also bevalid . Symbolically, letting T represent a theory within logic L, this can be represented as the property that whenever is true, then must also be true, for any wff φ of logic L.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a state or condition free from damage or decay
- noun the quality of being prudent and sensible
- noun the muscle tone of healthy tissue
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Examples
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The community's, i.e. Cherokee's, financial soundness is a result of low expenditures and a very high soldier's retirement, he says.
Harold allinson 2010
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This example confirms what we know about argument: logical/formal soundness is important, but the biases that audiences bring to the table are equally important — because the success of an argument ultimately depends on whether or not it actually persuades.
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What will it take for markets to be convinced of the long-term soundness of European public finances?
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"That's very good news for the long-term soundness of the U.S. economy."
Unemployment, borrowing, retail sales paint mixed picture of economic recovery 2010
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But the three-month lending rate rose Thursday, suggesting that fears about banks 'longer-term soundness remain.
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Sometimes we need to just say no or to use the substantial powers we have been given, especially when safety and soundness is at stake.
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One indication of financial soundness is the debt-equity ratio - the proportion of what a utility owes to what it owns.
The Great Equalizer: Nuclear Power and Canadian Electricity 1983
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The confusion is rooted in a failure to distinguish between cyclical budget problems and the longer-term soundness of state and local borrowing.
NYT > Home Page By IRIS J. LAV 2011
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Warren Buffett likes to say that his real interest is in the long-term soundness of a stock, not in its daily market fluctuations.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com B. Jeffrey Madoff 2009
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We learn that members are required to provide a "picture of the structure and finances of government" that is complete enough for an assessment of its "soundness" -- but an assessment by whom, and what if a government fails the test?
bilby commented on the word soundness
"The paladin was soon relieved from pain, and in a few days his foot was perfectly restored to soundness."
- Thomas Bulfinch, 'Age of Fable'.
September 19, 2009