validation

noun
/ˌvæl.əˈdeɪ.ʃən/CA/ˌvæl.əˈdæɪ.ʃən/

Etymology

From Middle French validation. By surface analysis, validate + -ion.

  1. borrowed from validation

Definitions

  1. The act of validating something.

    • In reality, brains go overboard with this sort of fear validation. They love any chance to prove a fear is valid while ignoring all the reasons it's not.
  2. Something, such as a certificate, that validates something

    Something, such as a certificate, that validates something; attestation, authentication, confirmation, proof or verification.

  3. The process whereby others confirm the validity of one's emotions or perspective.

  4. + 1 more definition
    1. The process of identifying a new prisoner's gang affiliation.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at validation. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at validation. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at validation

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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