Gettier case

noun

A case where a person has a justified true belief of something but does not know it to be true, i.e. one that illustrates the Gettier problem.

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Meanings

nounGettier case (plural Gettier cases)

plural Gettier cases

  1. human sciencesA case where a person has a justified true belief of something but does not know it to be true, i.e. one that illustrates the Gettier problem.
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