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tag: M3PW4PPX2Z
kind: concept
name: Correspondence theory of truth
sources:
  - wikipedia: en:76765067@r1368301704
    locator: Glossary of logic, section C
    note: adopted
    mention: wikipedia://en/76765067#6400
    sections: [Summary]
inventory: [Z67RDFJRAV]
---

## Summary

The philosophical doctrine that the truth or falsity of a statement is determined by how it relates to the world and whether it accurately describes (corresponds with) that world.