ascertained Meaning, Definition & Usage
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verb establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
find out; find; determine; ascertain.
- find the product of two numbers
- The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize
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verb be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
insure; control; see to it; assure; see; ensure; ascertain; check.
- He verified that the valves were closed
- See that the curtains are closed
- control the quality of the product
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verb find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
learn; watch; see; determine; ascertain; find out; check.
- I want to see whether she speaks French
- See whether it works
- find out if he speaks Russian
- Check whether the train leaves on time
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verb learn or discover with certainty
ascertain.
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adjective satellite discovered or determined by scientific observation
discovered; observed.
- 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
