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Meaning of "spuriousness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SPURIOUSNESS

spuriousness  [ˈspjʊərɪəsnəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SPURIOUSNESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Spuriousness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SPURIOUSNESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of spuriousness in the English dictionary

The definition of spuriousness in the dictionary is the quality of being false, sham, or unsound.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SPURIOUSNESS


cariousness
ˈkɛərɪəsnəs
contrariousness
kənˈtreərɪəsnəs
curiousness
ˈkjʊərɪəsnəs
deliriousness
dɪˈlɪrɪəsnəs
gloriousness
ˈɡlɔːrɪəsnəs
hilariousness
hɪˈleərɪəsnəs
imperiousness
ɪmˈpɪərɪəsnəs
incuriousness
ɪnˈkjʊərɪəsnəs
ingloriousness
ɪnˈɡlɔːrɪəsnəs
laboriousness
ləˈbɔːrɪəsnəs
meritoriousness
ˌmɛrɪˈtɔːrɪəsnəs
multifariousness
ˌmʌltɪˈfɛərɪəsnəs
mysteriousness
mɪˈstɪərɪəsnəs
opprobriousness
əˈprəʊbrɪəsnəs
penuriousness
pɪˈnjʊərɪəsnəs
temerariousness
ˌteməˈreərɪəsnəs
tenebriousness
təˈnebrɪəsnəs
unseriousness
ʌnˈsɪərɪəsnəs
uproariousness
ʌpˈrɔːrɪəsnəs
victoriousness
vɪkˈtɔːrɪəsnəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SPURIOUSNESS

spur wheel
spur-gall
spur-of-the-moment
spurdog
spurge
spurge laurel
spuriae
spuriosity
spurious
spuriously
spurless
spurn
spurner
spurred
spurrey
spurrier
spurries
spurring
spurry
spurt

WORDS THAT END LIKE SPURIOUSNESS

biliousness
business
carelessness
consciousness
deliciousness
deviousness
flawlessness
heedlessness
helplessness
homelessness
hopelessness
lawlessness
nervousness
preciousness
restlessness
ridiculousness
righteousness
seriousness
statelessness
unconsciousness
viciousness

Synonyms and antonyms of spuriousness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «spuriousness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SPURIOUSNESS

Find out the translation of spuriousness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of spuriousness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «spuriousness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

寄生
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

falsedad
570 millions of speakers

English

spuriousness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

spuriousness
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الزيف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

подложности
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

spuriousness
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

spuriousness
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

spuriousness
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Perbuatan jahat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Unecht
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

スプリアス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

spuriousness
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Spuriousness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

spuriousness
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

spuriousness
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वेडगळपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sahtelik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

spuriousness
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

spuriousness
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

підробленості
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

falsificării
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

νοθεία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

spuriousness
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

spuriousness
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

spuriøsitet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of spuriousness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SPURIOUSNESS»

The term «spuriousness» is normally little used and occupies the 150.373 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SPURIOUSNESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «spuriousness» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «spuriousness» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about spuriousness

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPURIOUSNESS»

Discover the use of spuriousness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to spuriousness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Estimating the Effects of Social Intervention
In a general sense, there are three conditions that are necessary for asserting causality between two variables (Kenny, 1979): (1) covariation or correlation between them; (2) time precedence of cause to effect; and (3) lack of spuriousness.
Charles M. Judd, David A. Kenny, 1981
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Machine Learning and Its Applications: Advanced Lectures
This definition characterizes spuriousness, i.e., the difference between by P(B | A, C) and P(B | A) can be used to measure the "degree of spuriousness." Spurious dependency is thus confirmed directly by Abs (P(B | A,C) - P(B | A)).
Georgios Paliouras, Vangelis Karkaletsis, Constantine D. Spyropoulos, 2001
3
Issues and Methods in Comparative Politics: An Introduction
1.1 1.2 1.3 2.1 2.2 4.1 6.1 6.2 6.3 7.1 7.2 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 9.1 9.2 9.3 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 11.1 11.2 11.3 12.1 Making classifications: Aristotle and Finer Hypothesis- testing Making predictions The problem of selection bias Spuriousness Most ...
Todd Landman, 2008
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Research Design Explained
Battling Spuriousness: Showing That Changes in the Outcome Measure Are Not Due to Something Other Than the Suspected Cause In addition to establishing temporal precedence (that the cause came before the effect), you must show that  ...
Mark Mitchell, Janina Jolley, 2012
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Advanced Basic Meta-analysis: Version 1.10
spuriousness can be more problematic. Lack of spuriousness specifically means that the observed association (in this context, between study outcome and predictor) cannot be attributed to some additional, third variable. Because the ...
Brian Mullen, 2013
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Case Studies and Theory Development in the Social Sciences
Spuriousness,. Causal. Priority,. and. Causal. Depth. To assess the possible causal significance of congruity in a case, the researcher should ask two questions inspired by the logic of experiment. First, is the consistency spurious or of possible ...
Alexander L. George, Andrew Bennett, 2005
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Criminology: Theory, Research, and Policy
How spuriousness is dealt with depends largely on research methods. Experimental Designs Experimental research designs are the most efficient way to establish cause- and-effect relationships and exclude spuriousness. Although there are ...
Gennaro F. Vito, Jeffrey R. Maahs, Ronald M. Holmes, 2005
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The works of Jeremy Bentham, now first collected: under the ...
We have seen the evil qualities, which, in the instance of contracts taken in the aggregate, are liable to have place — non-notoriety, uncertainty, spuriousness, unfairness: we have seen the different shapes in which it may happen to unfairness ...
Jeremy Bentham, 1839
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The Works
We have seen the evil qualities, which, in the instance of contracts taken in the aggregate, are liable to have place — non-notoriety, uncertainty, spuriousness, unfairness: we have seen the different shapes in which it may happen to unfairness ...
Jeremy Bentham, John Bowring, 1843
10
Philosophy of Anthropology and Sociology: A Volume in the ...
Of course this definition has the problem that defining spuriousness itself requires an appeal to the notion of causality, whether spuriousness is the result of common causes or confounding. Giddings's positive version of the notion of causation, ...
‎2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPURIOUSNESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term spuriousness is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Sounding Off: Should political figures charge for charitable events?
I am surprised that no one demonstrated the spuriousness of this event or that none of our brave warriors spoke out, or if they did the press didn't report it. «Dallas Morning News, Jul 15»
2
Venezuela recalling ambassador for consultations
Maduro's claim of aggression would be seen as risible as all Guyana has done is to intensively internationalise the spuriousness of the maritime decree which ... «Stabroek News, Jul 15»
3
Julian Assange, Edward Snowden helping our enemies
The spuriousness of their claims to be protecting privacy and civil liberties is surpassed only by the hubris and moral arrogance they display in their ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
4
Here's Some Proof of Modern-Day Resurrection
"We have had a lot of spuriousness that causes a lot of people to be skeptical," says Self, citing accounts that turned out to be a hoax. "I operate out of the ... «Charisma News, Jul 15»
5
Daily Beast Writer Attacks Dolezal, Worrying About Impact on Push …
... way to discredit Caitlyn Jenner and other transgender people, prompting a flood of response pieces pointing out the scientific spuriousness of the comparison. «NewsBusters, Jun 15»
6
How an IRS form will matter in the 2016 race
In September, amid his rant-gone-viral about the spuriousness of the Miss America pageant's college scholarship program, HBO's "Last Week Tonight" host ... «CNBC, Jun 15»
7
The Lost Child by Caryl Phillips review – from Heathcliff to the 1960s
The prose is as sleek as you would expect from a writer as accomplished as Phillips, but the line between spuriousness and subtlety seems to waver when it ... «The Guardian, Apr 15»
8
Book review: The Ghost Estate, by John Connell
(Heaven forbid that today's Australia learns the spuriousness of that logic, however exalted its proponents or speciously attractive their arguments.) "The Ghost ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Apr 15»
9
Christians are being used, not persecuted
The most comic fallout of Jagdish Bhagwati's interview to NDTV about the spuriousness of the brouhaha over persecution of Christians in India may yet happen ... «The Asian Age, Apr 15»
10
Commentary: #SavetheArctic… from Greenpeace
All of these “strategies” to protect the Arctic and save the planet are victims of spuriousness. Policymakers such as Admiral Robert Papp, the United States ... «Nunatsiaq News, Feb 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Spuriousness [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/spuriousness>. Apr 2024 ».
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