Local English word record

observed

adjective · 1 sense

discovered or determined by scientific observation

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Examples

  • variation in the ascertained flux depends on a number of factors
  • the discovered behavior norms
  • discovered differences in achievement
  • no explanation for the observed phenomena

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Synonyms

ascertained, discovered

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