What does soundness mean?
Soundness means (uncountable) The state or quality of being sound..
Soundness
Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Meaning
(uncountable) The state or quality of being sound..
Definitions by Sense
- (uncountable) The state or quality of being sound.
- (countable) The result or product of being sound.
- (logic) The property (of an argument) of not only being valid, but also of having true premises.
- (logic) The property of a logical theory that whenever a wff is a theorem then it must also be valid. Symbolically, letting T represent a theory within logic L, this can be represented as the property that whenever T⊢φ is true, then T⊨φ must also be true, for any wff φ of logic L.
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- soundnesses
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What is a synonym for soundness?
Common synonyms include firmness, wiseness, wisdom.
What is the opposite of soundness?
Possible antonyms include unsoundness.
How do you use soundness in a sentence?
Use soundness where its definition matches the intended context.
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