Given


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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 law)
  • Axiom (in formal logic)
  • Givenness (in discourse)
  • Conditional probability, usually expressed using the term "given"

Given may also refer to:

  • Given, Iran, or Givan, a village in West Azerbaijan, Iran
  • Given, West Virginia, a settlement in the United States
  • Given Imaging, an Israeli medical technology company
  • "Given", a song by Seether from Karma and Effect
  • Given (manga), a Japanese boys' love manga series

People with the surname

  • Josiah Given, American judge in the Iowa Supreme Court
  • Leslie E. Given, American Justice for the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia
  • Shay Given (born 1976), Irish footballer
  • Thelma Given (1896–1977), American violinist

See also

  • Given name
  • Givan (disambiguation)
  • Givens, a surname
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