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Confirmation and overclaiming of aerial victories during World War II — In aerial warfare, the term overclaiming describes a combatant (or group) that claims the destruction of more enemy aircraft than actually achieved. The net effect is that the actual losses and claimed victories are unequal. Honest overclaiming… … Wikipedia
Confirmation (Lutheran Church) — A woodcut depicting the confirmation Lutheran youth. Lutheranism … Wikipedia
Confirmation bias — (also called confirmatory bias or myside bias) is a tendency for people to favor information that confirms their preconceptions or hypotheses regardless of whether the information is true.[Note 1][1] As a result, people gather evidence and recall … Wikipedia
confirmation — con·fir·ma·tion /ˌkän fər mā shən/ n 1: the act or process of confirming, assuring, or upholding seeking confirmation of the agreement; specif: the ratification of an executive act by a legislative body senate confirmation of the Supreme Court… … Law dictionary
Confirmation holism — Confirmation holism, also called epistemological holism is the claim that a single scientific theory cannot be tested in isolation; a test of one theory always depends on other theories and hypotheses. For example, in the first half of the 19th… … Wikipedia
confirmation — the final approval by the bankruptcy court of a debtor s plan of reorganization. Confirmation takes place after the plan has been approved by creditors (Glossary of Common Bankruptcy Terms) The official act of the court in approving a plan or a… … Glossary of Bankruptcy
Confirmation — For other uses, see Confirmation (disambiguation). A bishop administering Confirmation. Rogier van der Weyden, The Seven Sacraments, 15th century. Confirmation is a rite of initiation in Christian churches, normally carried out through anointing… … Wikipedia
Confirmation (Catholic Church) — For other Christian interpretations of Confirmation, see Confirmation (Christian sacrament). A Latin Rite bishop administering confirmation in the 14th century. Seven Sacraments Altarpiece by Rogier Van der Weyden. Confirmation is one of the… … Wikipedia
Confirmation (Latter Day Saints) — A Latter Day Saint confirmation. In the Latter Day Saint movement, Confirmation (also known as the Gift of the Holy Ghost or the Baptism of Fire and of the Holy Ghost), is an ordinance essential for salvation. It involves the laying on of hands… … Wikipedia
confirmation — The document used to state in writing the terms of a trade that were previously agreed to orally by the buyer and the seller. American Banker Glossary The written statement that follows any trade in the securities markets. Confirmation is issued… … Financial and business terms
confirmation */ — UK [ˌkɒnfə(r)ˈmeɪʃ(ə)n] / US [ˌkɑnfərˈmeɪʃ(ə)n] noun Word forms confirmation : singular confirmation plural confirmations 1) [uncountable] a statement saying that something is definitely true or accurate The claims have received independent… … English dictionary
