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Given

Given is the past participle of the verb give and functions in English as both a verb form and an adjective. As an adjective, it describes something that has been specified, assumed, or provided as a fact. It is commonly used to indicate information that is taken as already established in a context, such as “the given data,” “the given conditions,” or “under the given circumstances.”

In mathematics, science, and problem solving, given denotes information assumed to be true for the purpose of

In everyday language, given can modify nouns to express that something is predetermined or assumed. Phrases

Philosophically, the concept of the given has been discussed in phenomenology and related fields. It refers

Etymology traces given to Old English giefan/gifan (to give); it is related to other Germanic roots such

reasoning
or
calculation.
For
example,
a
problem
may
begin
“Given
x
=
3
and
y
>
0,
prove
…”
The
plural
form
givens
refers
to
the
set
of
facts
or
data
provided
for
a
particular
task
or
proof.
The
term
helps
distinguish
what
is
assumed
from
what
is
to
be
derived.
such
as
“given
the
situation”
or
“given
that”
introduce
a
condition
or
premise
for
subsequent
statements.
The
expression
“given
name”
is
a
common
use
in
onomastics
and
culture
to
denote
a
person’s
first
name,
as
opposed
to
a
family
name
or
surname.
to
the
immediacy
or
givenness
of
experience—the
aspects
of
perception
that
present
themselves
prior
to
interpretation
or
construction.
Debates
around
the
given
often
address
how
such
immediacy
relates
to
interpretation,
memory,
and
language.
as
Dutch
geven
and
German
geben.
The
term
remains
versatile
across
grammar,
mathematics,
general
usage,
and
philosophy.