The phrase "a given means" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a specific method or resource that is assumed or accepted in a particular context.
Example: "In this experiment, we will analyze the results using a given means of measurement to ensure consistency."
Alternatives: "a specific method" or "an established means".
The fact that a given means is necessary, relative to one's given ends, is not a reason to take the means.
In the vast majority of cases, the unknowability of a borderline statement is only relative to a given means of settling the issue (Sorensen 2001, chapter 1).
But how can the fact that a given means exhibits this kind of necessity give a person reason to choose the means, if the end is not itself something it would be valuable to achieve in some way?
As in previous experiments, considerable scatter in mass transfer rates is observed at a given mean flux.
The steady-state rate and ratcheting strain at failure increase with mean stress for a given stress amplitude and with stress amplitude for a given mean stress.
The crystallization kinetics and design equations are helpful to calculate the crystallizer residence time and the vessel volume required to achieve a given mean product crystal size.
There are two sources of wave directionality, i.e. firstly, the variable direction of uni-directional seas, and secondly, wave spreading around a given mean direction.
Furthermore, calculated permeability values (≈0.0033μm2) show the generated network is isotropic, while investigating random variations of pipe radii (with a given mean and standard deviation) shows a significant effect on the permeability.
It is shown that the small-strain shear moduli of sands under anisotropic loading conditions are greater in magnitude than those subjected to isotropic stress states at a given mean effective stress.
At the first step, the link success probabilities are generated using a stationary random process with a given mean.
