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ascertainment

UK
/ˌæs.əˈteɪn.mənt/
US
/ˌæs.ɚˈteɪn.mənt/

Translations

ascertainmentnoun
ascertainments
pl
constatationSurtout pour l’établissement ou la constatation de faits avec certitude.
The ascertainment of the facts was crucial to the success of the investigation.
La constatation des faits a été cruciale pour le succès de l’enquête.
Additional translations
déterminationPour l’action de fixer ou d’établir quelque chose avec certitude.
Synonyms
discovery
confirmation
establishment
verification
determination
ascertainmentadjective
UK
/ˌæs.əˈteɪn.mənt/
US
/ˌæs.ɚˈteɪn.mənt/
Used attributively in phrases such as "ascertainment bias"; treated as an adjective according to guideline for attributive nouns.
de déterminationSurtout en statistique et en épidémiologie.
Ascertainment bias can distort the results of epidemiological studies.
Le biais de détermination peut fausser les résultats des études épidémiologiques.

Definitions

ascertainmentnoun
The act of finding out or learning something with certainty.
The ascertainment of the facts was crucial to the success of the investigation.
The process of making something certain or definite.
The ascertainment of the winner was delayed due to a recount of the votes.
ascertainmentadjective
Relating to or involved in the act or process of ascertaining; used before another noun.
Ascertainment bias can distort the results of epidemiological studies.
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