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Gettier case

Gettier case noun: a case where a person has a justified true belief of something but does not know it to be true, i.e. one that illustrates the Gettier problem.

Noun

Gettier case (plural Gettier cases)

  1. A case where a person has a justified true belief of something but does not know it to be true, i.e. one that illustrates the Gettier problem.

Forms of Gettier case

pluralGettier cases

Questions about Gettier case

What does Gettier case mean?
Gettier case means a case where a person has a justified true belief of something but does not know it to be true, i.e. one that illustrates the Gettier problem.
What part of speech is Gettier case?
Gettier case is a noun.
What is the plural of Gettier case?
The plural of Gettier case is Gettier cases.

Words near Gettier case in the dictionary

  1. getters
  2. getters-up
  3. gettest
  4. getteth
  5. Gettier
  6. Gettier case
  7. Gettier cases
  8. Gettier intuition
  9. Gettier intuitions
  10. Gettier problem
  11. Gettier problems

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