knowns
Things already understood
Knowns are facts or quantities that have been established, as opposed to unknowns that remain uncertain or undetermined.
The term appears most often in scientific, mathematical, or investigative contexts: We separated the knowns from the unknowns.
The phrase known unknowns describes things we're aware we don't understand, while unknown unknowns are gaps we haven't even identified.
Verifiable pieces of truth
- truthsAccurate statements about reality
- certaintiesAssured truths
- givensAccepted starting truths
- constantsUnchanging fixed values
axioms · principles · foundations · premises · baselines · assumptions · tenets · conventions
Easily perceived, unmistakable
- apparentClearly seen or understood
- clearWithout obstruction or fog
- visibleAble to be seen
- manifestClearly apparent or displayed
unmistakable · undeniable · patent · transparent · plain · self-evident · conspicuous · noticeable
Confessed or granted entry
- acceptedFormally agreed to
- recognizedPerceived as familiar
- concededAdmitted defeat formally
- declaredStated with authority
disclosed · revealed · avowed · confessed · stated · announced · validated · verified
Able to be identified
- comfortablePhysically at ease
- accustomedAdapted through habit
- habitualDone by routine
- routineRegular sequence of actions
customary · traditional · regular · intimate · nostalgic · remembered · expected · predictable
facts
Verifiable pieces of truth
- truthsAccurate statements about reality
- certaintiesAssured truths
- givensAccepted starting truths
constants · axioms · principles · foundations · premises · baselines · assumptions · tenets · conventions · standards
obvious
Easily perceived, unmistakable
manifest · unmistakable · undeniable · patent · transparent · plain · self-evident · conspicuous · noticeable · discernible
admitted
Confessed or granted entry
- acceptedFormally agreed to
- recognizedPerceived as familiar
- concededAdmitted defeat formally
declared · disclosed · revealed · avowed · confessed · stated · announced · validated · verified · corroborated
recognizable
Able to be identified
- comfortablePhysically at ease
- accustomedAdapted through habit
- habitualDone by routine
routine · customary · traditional · regular · intimate · nostalgic · remembered · expected · predictable · reliable
- requirementsrequirement, requirements, prerequisite, requisite, requisites
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Undetermined quantities
uncertainties · mysteries · variables · guesses · conjectures
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Undetermined quantities
strangers · dark horses · newcomers · uncharted territory · outsiders
- I knowAcknowledgment of awareness
- you knowFiller seeking confirmation
- let me knowRequest for information
- who knowsExpression of uncertainty
- get to knowBecome acquainted with
- know betterUnderstand enough to avoid foolishness
know, knowledge, known, knowing, unknown, acknowledge, knows, well-known, acknowledged