A given is a statement or a condition assumed to be true or known, often to explain or give an example of something; for related topics, see: *

Presumption In the law of evidence, a presumption of a particular fact can be made without the aid of proof in some situations. The invocation of a presumption shifts the burden of proof from one party to the opposing party in a court trial. There are two ...

(in law) *

Axiom An axiom, postulate, or assumption is a statement that is taken to be true, to serve as a premise or starting point for further reasoning and arguments. The word comes from the Ancient Greek word (), meaning 'that which is thought worthy o ...

(in formal logic) * Givenness (in discourse) *

Conditional probability In probability theory, conditional probability is a measure of the probability of an event occurring, given that another event (by assumption, presumption, assertion or evidence) has already occurred. This particular method relies on event B occu ...

, usually expressed using the term "given" Given may also refer to:

Places

Given, Iran Givan ( fa, گيوان, also Romanized as Gīvan, Gīvān, and Given) is a village in Gejlarat-e Gharbi Rural District, Aras District Aras District ( fa, بخش ارس) is a district (bakhsh) in Poldasht County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At ...

, or Givan, a village in West Azerbaijan, Iran *

Given, West Virginia Given is an unincorporated community in southwestern Jackson County, West Virginia, United States. It lies at the intersection of Rock Castle, Shamblin Run, and Wolfe Creek Roads, south of the city of Ripley, the county seat of Jackson County. I ...

, a settlement in the United States

People with the surname

Josiah Given Josiah Given (August 31, 1828 – February 3, 1908) was a justice of the Iowa Supreme Court from March 12, 1889 to December 31, 1901, appointed from Polk County, Iowa. He also served as colonel of the 74th Ohio Infantry Regiment during the Ameri ...

, American judge in the Iowa Supreme Court *

Leslie E. Given Leslie may refer to: * Leslie (name), a name and list of people with the given name or surname, including fictional characters Families * Clan Leslie, a Scottish clan with the motto "grip fast" * Leslie (Russian nobility), a Russian noble family ...

, American Justice for the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia *

Shay Given Séamus John James Given (born 20 April 1976) is an Irish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. With 134 caps, he is the second-highest capped Republic of Ireland player. Given started his career at Celtic, however he nev ...

(born 1976), Irish footballer * Thelma Given (1896–1977), American violinist

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* "Given", a song by Seether from ''

Karma and Effect ''Karma and Effect'' is the third studio album by South African rock band Seether. It was released on 24 May 2005 by Wind-up Records. It is the band's second and final album with guitarist Pat Callahan prior to his departure from the band in 20 ...

'' * ''Given'' (manga), a Japanese boys' love manga series * Given Imaging, an Israeli medical technology company * , the containership ''Given'' from the ''Ever'' group (aka ''Evergreen'')

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