open-world assumption
formal-logic assumption that the truth-value of a statement is independent of whether it is known by any single observer or agent to be true
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open-world assumption
Summary
open-world assumption ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- open-world assumption's subclass of is recorded as axiom[2].
- open-world assumption's part of is recorded as mathematical logic[3].
- open-world assumption's opposite of is recorded as closed-world assumption[4].
- open-world assumption's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/07ybbw[5].
- open-world assumption's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'OWA'}[6].
- open-world assumption's BabelNet ID is recorded as 16649983n[7].
- open-world assumption's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 40744484[8].
Why It Matters
open-world assumption ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]