Definition of Ascertained

1. Adjective. Discovered or determined by scientific observation. "No explanation for the observed phenomena"

Exact synonyms: Discovered, Observed
Similar to: Determined

Definition of Ascertained

1. Verb. (past of ascertain) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Ascertained

1. ascertain [v] - See also: ascertain

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ascertained

ascension
ascensional
ascensions
ascensive
ascensus
ascent
ascents
ascerbate
ascerbated
ascerbates
ascerbating
ascertain
ascertainable
ascertainableness
ascertainably
ascertained (current term)
ascertainer
ascertainers
ascertaining
ascertainment
ascertainments
ascertains
asceses
ascesis
ascetic
ascetical
ascetically
asceticism
asceticisms
ascetick

Literary usage of Ascertained

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Dictionary of National Biography by Sidney Lee (1908)
"He divined the cause in 1757, and ascertained it in 1761. A large quantity of heat, he found, is consumed in bringing about these changes in the state of ..."

2. Supreme Court Reporter by Robert Desty, United States Supreme Court, West Publishing Company (1907)
"328), to apportion an amount equal to the damages ascertained and appraised, is to apportion such amount "according as each lot or part of lot in each ..."

3. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1885)
"And if he ascertained the pricea, it is highly probable that he ascertained the names of the purchasers also. At any rate the claim now presented is а stale ..."

4. Principles of the English Law of Contract and of Agency in Its Relation to by William Reynell Anson (1906)
"An offer need not be made to an ascertained person, but no contract can arise until it has been accepted by an ascertained person. 63. ..."

5. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1874)
"ascertained Facts regarding Diabetes and ... give* a short resume: of the facts which have been experimentally ascertained regarding diabetes and ..."

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