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Definition 2025
well-founded
well-founded
See also: wellfounded
English
Adjective
well-founded (comparative more well-founded, superlative most well-founded)
- based on reasoning, evidence and good judgement
- properly substantiated
- (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.
Translations
based on reasoning, evidence and good judgement
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properly substantiated
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mathematics: such that every set has a minimal element
Derived terms
- well-founded relation (mathematics)