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  2. Proof by contradiction - Wikipedia

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    More broadly, proof by contradiction is any form of argument that establishes a statement by arriving at a contradiction, even when the initial assumption is not the negation of the statement to be proved. In this general sense, proof by contradiction is also known as indirect proof, proof by assuming the opposite, [2] and reductio ad ...

  3. Data integrity - Wikipedia

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    Data integrity is the opposite of data corruption. [4] The overall intent of any data integrity technique is the same: ensure data is recorded exactly as intended (such as a database correctly rejecting mutually exclusive possibilities). Moreover, upon later retrieval, ensure the data is the same as when it was originally recorded. In short ...

  4. Verification and validation - Wikipedia

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    Verification is intended to check that a product, service, or system meets a set of design specifications. [6] [7] In the development phase, verification procedures involve performing special tests to model or simulate a portion, or the entirety, of a product, service, or system, then performing a review or analysis of the modeling results.

  5. Wikipedia : Verifying different types of statement

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    The degree that it directly and fully supports the WP editor's statement which cited it This is the opposite of Original Research. The degree that what the reference on that topic is representative of what the available references say This is the opposite of "cherry picking” an unrepresentative reference.

  6. Opposite - Wikipedia

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    Complementary antonyms are word pairs whose meanings are opposite but whose meanings do not lie on a continuous spectrum (push, pull). Relational antonyms are word pairs where opposite makes sense only in the context of the relationship between the two meanings (teacher, pupil). These more restricted meanings may not apply in all scholarly ...

  7. Check mark - Wikipedia

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    The opposite of is ƒ (short for falsch “wrong”). Unicode. Unicode provides various check marks, the one called CHECK MARK is in the U+27xx Dingbats block:

  8. Contronym - Wikipedia

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    A contronym is a word with two opposite meanings. For example, the word cleave can mean "to cut apart" or "to bind together". This feature is also called enantiosemy, [1] [2] enantionymy (enantio-means "opposite"), antilogy or autoantonymy. An enantiosemic term is by definition polysemic.

  9. Pragmatic theory of truth - Wikipedia

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    For Peirce the pragmatic view implies theoretical claims should be tied to verification processes (i.e. they should be subject to test). They shouldn't be tied to our specific problems or life needs. Truth is defined, for Peirce, as what would be the ultimate outcome (not any outcome in real time) of inquiry by a (usually scientific) community ...