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adj
Existing in the world, as opposed to arising from human apprehension.
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Topics: epistemology, human-sciences, ontology, philosophy, sciences
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adj
Naturally occurring, as opposed to being socially constructed.
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adj
Provided beforehand; present at the start.
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noun
That which is actual, as opposed to our concepts or apprehension of the world.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: epistemology, human-sciences, ontology, philosophy, sciences
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History
From pre- + given. The philosophical sense is a calque of the German term Vorgegeben.
