What does conclusive mean?
Definitions for conclusive
kənˈklu sɪvcon·clu·sive
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Princeton's WordNet
conclusiveadjective
forming an end or termination; especially putting an end to doubt or question
"conclusive proof"; "the evidence is conclusive"
Wiktionary
conclusiveadjective
Pertaining to a conclusion
conclusiveadjective
Providing an end to something; decisive.
The set of premises of a valid argument is conclusive in the sense that no further evidence could possibly be added to the set of premises which would make the argument invalid.
Etymology: From conclusif, from conclusivus, from conclūsīvē, from past participle of concludo
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Conclusiveadjective
Etymology: from conclude.
The agreeing votes of both houses were not by any law or reason conclusive to my judgment. Charles I .
The last dictate of the understanding is not always absolute in itself, nor conclusive to the will, yet it produces no antecedent nor external necessity. John Bramhall, Answer to Hobbs.
They have secret reasons for what they seem to do, which, whatever they are, they must be equally conclusive for us as they were for them. John Rogers, Serm. iv.
Those that are not men of art, not knowing the true forms of syllogism, cannot know whether they are made in right and conclusive modes and figures. John Locke.
ChatGPT
conclusive
Conclusive refers to anything that is final, decisive, or convincing. It is something that puts an end to doubt, uncertainty, or dispute, often through irrefutable evidence or proven facts. Conclusive can be used to describe arguments, results, outcomes, experiments, etc. that leave no room for question or debate.
Webster Dictionary
Conclusiveadjective
belonging to a close or termination; decisive; convincing; putting an end to debate or question; leading to, or involving, a conclusion or decision
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of conclusive in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of conclusive in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of conclusive in a Sentence
The evidence is pretty conclusive that to use labels for people in a variety of areas, whether that’s in a sexual offense, or a learning disability, or other types of scenarios, that to label somebody actually makes outcomes worse rather than better.
It is very important to understand here that that is a presumptive field test and it is not conclusive, and what those results tell us is merely the presence of that chemical.
Don't accept your dog's admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful.
So somebody tell me what 100 years data is in an Earth that is 4.6 billion years old ? My guess is that the conclusions you make from that are not conclusive.
That is a presumptive field test and it is not conclusive, and what those results tell us is merely the presence of that chemical. It doesn't tell us anything more than that.
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- قَطْعِيّ, نِهَائِيّArabic
- окончателен, заключителен, убедителен, решаващBulgarian
- concloentCatalan, Valencian
- entscheidend, endgültig, schlüssigGerman
- decisivo, concluyenteSpanish
- deimhinn, cinnteachScottish Gaelic
- konkluzivaIdo
- conclusivo, decisivoItalian
- 決定的Japanese
- doorslaggevend, sluitendDutch
- avgjort, avklartNorwegian
- реши́тельный, заключи́тельный, реша́ющий, убеди́тельный, оконча́тельныйRussian
- kesin, kesinleşmiş, nihai, ikna edici, anlaşılmış, inandırıcı, anlaşılan, katiTurkish
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