"well-founded" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more well-founded [comparative], most well-founded [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} well-founded (comparative more well-founded, superlative most well-founded)
  1. Based on reasoning, evidence and good judgement. Translations (based on reasoning, evidence and good judgement): հիմնավոր (himnavor) (Armenian), perusteltu (Finnish), aiheellinen (Finnish), fundiert (German), välgrundad (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-well-founded-en-adj-msz~vfI1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 27 28 Disambiguation of 'based on reasoning, evidence and good judgement': 92 5 4
  2. Properly substantiated. Translations (properly substantiated): հիմնավոր (himnavor) (Armenian), perusteltu (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-well-founded-en-adj-ANw9ndwM Disambiguation of 'properly substantiated': 7 89 4
  3. (mathematics) Of a binary relation: such that every non-empty subset of the relation's domain has a minimal element with respect to the relation. Categories (topical): Mathematics
    Sense id: en-well-founded-en-adj-DbrrKlPr Topics: mathematics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hypernyms: founded Related terms: well-founded relation [mathematics, sciences]

Alternative forms

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