ascertainment

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

Translations

ascertainmentnoun
ascertainments
pl
The ascertainment of the facts was crucial for the investigation.
Установление фактов было решающим для расследования.
The ascertainment of the truth took several weeks.
Выяснение правды заняло несколько недель.
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.

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.