factivity
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factive — factivity, n. /fak tiv/, Ling. adj. 1. (of a verb, adjective, or noun phrase) presupposing the truth of an embedded sentence that serves as complement, as realize in I didn t realize that he had left, which presupposes that it is true that he had … Universalium
Gettier problem — A Gettier problem is a problem in modern epistemology issuing from counter examples to the definition of knowledge as justified true belief (JTB). The problem owes its name to a three page paper published in 1963, by Edmund Gettier, called Is… … Wikipedia
