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error theory

error theory noun: the metaethical position that all moral statements are false.

Noun

error theory (countable and uncountable, plural error theories)

  1. The metaethical position that all moral statements are false.
  2. (broadly) Any philosophical theory asserting that all statements within a certain domain are false.

Forms of error theory

pluralerror theories

Questions about error theory

What does error theory mean?
Error theory means the metaethical position that all moral statements are false.
What part of speech is error theory?
Error theory is a noun.
What is the plural of error theory?
The plural of error theory is error theories.

Words near error theory in the dictionary

  1. error messages
  2. error of the first kind
  3. error of the second kind
  4. error out
  5. error theories
  6. error theory
  7. error treatment
  8. error-free
  9. error-prone
  10. error-proneness
  11. error-pronenesses

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