completeness
noun
Simple meaning
Having everything that is needed.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
kəmpˈlitnəs
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Definition
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noun
The state of being complete and entire; having everything that is needed
The state or condition of being complete.
logic
The property of a logical theory that whenever a wff is valid then it must also be a theorem. 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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This meaning: The state of being complete and entire; having everything that is needed
Used this way, completeness is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Moderate
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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More ways to use completeness
- “We checked the report for completeness to make sure nothing was missing.”noun
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Sense: being complete and entire
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