confirmational

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adjective

Of or pertaining to the confirmation of one theory or observation by others.

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Meanings

adjectiveconfirmational (not comparable)
  1. not comparablehuman sciencesOf or pertaining to the confirmation of one theory or observation by others.

    Unlike the standard ‘Quine–Putnam’ argument given in Sect. 1, these arguments do not invoke confirmational holism.

    2007 September 28, David Liggins, “Quine, Putnam, and the ‘Quine–Putnam’ Indispensability Argument”, in Erkenntnis, volume 68, number 1, →DOI

Origin

From confirmation + -al.

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APA

confirmational. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/confirmational

MLA

“confirmational.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/confirmational. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “confirmational,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/confirmational.

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