Valid vs. Validated

Valid vs. Validated — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Valid and Validated

Validadjective

Well grounded or justifiable, pertinent.

I will believe him as soon as he offers a valid answer.

Validatedverb

simple past tense and past participle of validate

Validadjective

Acceptable, proper or correct; in accordance with the rules.

A valid format for the date is MM/DD/YY.Do not drive without a valid license.

Validatedadjective

Declared or made valid.

Validadjective

Related to the current topic, or presented within context, relevant.

Validatedadjective

Having experienced emotional validation.

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Validadjective

(logic) Of a formula or system: such that it evaluates to true regardless of the input values.

Validatedadjective

declared or made legally valid;

a validated claim

Validadjective

(logic) Of an argument: whose conclusion is always true whenever its premises are true.

An argument is valid if and only if the set consisting of both (1) all of its premises and (2) the contradictory of its conclusion is inconsistent.

Validadjective

Effective.

He is a priest now: although his ordination was contrary to the law of the church, it was still valid.

Validadjective

well grounded in logic or truth or having legal force;

a valid inferencea valid argumenta valid contracta valid license

Validadjective

still legally acceptable;

the license is still valid
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