Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The property or state of being verifiable.
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- noun The
state orproperty of beingcapable of beingverified ;confirmability .
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Examples
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On a side note, that's precisely why I fear wiki-mentality and its brainless notions of 'verifiability'.
Archive 2007-06-01 2007
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On a side note, that's precisely why I fear wiki-mentality and its brainless notions of 'verifiability'.
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What has happened is that we have gone from a system which stressed objectivity and verifiability to a system in which the market price of an asset, under conditions of economic stress and financial dislocation, must be derived using a significant amount of judgment.
Sears Chairman Unleashes 15-Page Manifesto About Um, Everything - The Consumerist 2009
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You may have perfectly valid reasons to doubt an * individual* conclusion based on (for example) erosion records, continental drift, fossil records, ice core sampling, carbon dating, and so on — but if all of the measurements agree well, then that is (by definition) the best verifiability that science has to offer …
Why scientists are under-represented in politics. - Moe_Lane’s blog - RedState 2009
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The use of publicly available financial data is important for consistency, transparency and verifiability.
Allen D. Hertzke: Religious Advocacy: It’s Not All About Congressional Activity Allen D. Hertzke 2011
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The use of publicly available financial data is important for consistency, transparency and verifiability.
Allen D. Hertzke: Religious Advocacy: It’s Not All About Congressional Activity Allen D. Hertzke 2011
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Consider, in reference to Marc Aronson's questioning of verifiability of ethnic bona fides, the case of brilliant and popular pianist Keith Jarrett.
Who Can Win What? Roger Sutton 2009
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The use of publicly available financial data is important for consistency, transparency and verifiability.
Allen D. Hertzke: Religious Advocacy: Itâs Not All About Congressional Activity Allen D. Hertzke 2011
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The first study, by the National Academy of Sciences, will analyze the United States 'ability to maintain the existing nuclear arsenal without testing and assess the treaty's verifiability.
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The Government of the United States and the Government of Japan call upon states that hold nuclear weapons to respect the principles of transparency, verifiability and irreversibility in the process of nuclear disarmament.
Heather Hurlburt: Wall Street Journal on Nukes: Ten Impossible Things Before Breakfast 2010
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