conclusivenessn.
The quality of being conclusive; decisiveness.
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the mind > attention and judgement > testing > proof, demonstration > [noun] > conclusive proof or argument > quality of
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the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > [noun] > conclusiveness
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a1676 M. Hale Primitive Originat. Mankind (1677) i. ii. 57 Consideration of things to be known..and of their several weights, conclusiveness, or evidence.
1845 R. Whately Logic in Encycl. Metrop. 198/1 To analyze some clear and valid arguments, and to observe in what their conclusiveness consists.
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