different between veridicality vs veracity

English

Etymology

veridical +? -ity

Noun

veridicality (countable and uncountable, plural veridicalities)

1. Truth.
2. (psychology, philosophy) The degree to which something, such as a knowledge structure, is veridical; the degree to which an experience, perception, or interpretation accurately represents reality.
   • 1996, Herbert A. Simon, The Sciences of the Artificial, 3rd ed.:

     Symbol structures can, and commonly do, serve as internal representations (e.g. "mental images") of the environments to which the symbol system is seeking to adapt. They allow it to model that environment with greater or less veridicality and in greater or less detail, and consequently to reason about it.

References

• veridicality in the Dictionary of Cognitive Science from the University of Alberta.

English

Etymology

From Middle French véracité, from Old French veracitie, from Medieval Latin v?r?cit?s (“truthfulness”), from Latin v?r?x (“truthful, speaking truth”), from v?rus (“true, real”). See very.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /v???æ.s?.ti/
• (US) IPA^(key): /v???æ.s?.ti/

Noun

veracity (countable and uncountable, plural veracities)

1. (uncountable, of a person) The quality of speaking or stating the truth; truthfulness.
2. (countable) Something that is true; a truthful statement; a truth.
3. (uncountable) Agreement with the facts; accordance with the truth; accuracy or precision.
4. Act of being exact and accurate.
5. Correctness and carefulness in one's plan of action.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:veracity

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Further reading

• veracity in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• veracity in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.