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What does soundness mean?

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Noun
  1. (uncountable) The state or quality of being sound.
  2. (countable) The result or product of being sound.
  3. (logic) The property (of an argument) of not only being valid, but also of having true premises.
  4. (logic) The property of a logical theory that whenever a wff is a theorem then it must also be valid. Symbolically, letting T represent a theory within logic L, this can be represented as the property that whenever
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Before deciding how to meet this threat, check the soundness of your grapevine to make sure you're not overreacting to rumors.
Pension plans are legislated to be actuarily sound, whereas Ponzi schemes couldn't meet any test of actuarial soundness.
The zombie intuitions on which such arguments rely are controversial and their soundness remains in dispute.
This leads him to examine the financial status of the savings bank or the insurance company or the soundness of the bonds he buys.
There are tens of thousands of mortgage brokers extending credit with little concern for the long-term soundness of the mortgage.
The research, which documents no consequent madness in cases of restored vision, also suggests the patient's essential soundness of mind.

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