falsifiable
Logically capable of being proven falseLogically capable of being proven false.
Meaning
3 sensesLogically capable of being proven false.
The sentence "It will rain tomorrow" is falsifiable, while the sentence "It is what it is" is not.
falsifizierbar, widerlegbar
фальсифицируемыйfalʹsificirujemyj, опровержимыйoproveržimyj
Capable of being faked or forged.
A digital signature algorithm must be not falsifiable.
The demarcation criterion between scientific and non-scientific statements proposed by Karl Popper. In order to be ranked as scientific, statements or systems of statements must be contradicted by an intersubjective singular existential statement, also called a basic statement, and not be contradicted by another, that is, they must also be logically possible.
- capable of being tested (verified or falsified) by experiment or observation
Translations
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Forms
more falsifiable, most falsifiable| Comparative | more falsifiable Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most falsifiable Lesson |
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Synonyms
2 synonyms- capable of being tested (verified or falsified) by experiment or observation:confirmableverifiable
Word family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form