Signed vs Attested - What's the difference?
signed | attested |
(mathematics, computer science) Having both positive and negative varieties.
Having a signature, endorsed.
(Of a road, route) Furnished with signs and signposts; signposted.
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(sign)
(attest)
Proven; shown to be true with evidence
Supported with testimony
Certified as good, correct, or pure
* 1599 , , First Folio edition, Act V, Scene 1:
(linguistics) Of words or languages, proven to have existed by records.
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* The word slæpwerig'' (sleep-weary) is attested in the Exeter Book in the form ''slæpwerigne .
As adjectives the difference between signed and attested
is that signed is (mathematics|computer science) having both positive and negative varieties while attested is proven; shown to be true with evidence.As verbs the difference between signed and attested
is that signed is (sign) while attested is (attest).signed
English
Adjective
(-)- It wasn't until they tried to subtract 3 from 1 that the elementary school students realized they needed signed numbers.
- The signed check could be cashed.
- Turn left on poorly signed Highway 292 and proceed on this winding road for about 12 miles…
Antonyms
* unsignedVerb
(head)Anagrams
* * *attested
English
Verb
(head)Adjective
(en adjective)- A Contract of eternall bond of loue,
- Confirm'd by mutuall ioynder of your hands,
- Atte?ted by the holy clo?e of lippes,
- A term should be included if it's likely that someone would run accross it and want to know what it means. This in turn leads to the somewhat more formal guideline of including a term if it is attested' and ' idiomatic .