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false positives

false positives is the plural of false positive.

Meaning of false positive

Noun

false positive (plural false positives)

  1. A result of a test that shows as present something that is absent.
    • A false positive from a cancer screening test will unnecessarily frighten a healthy person; a false negative will deprive them of timely treatment.
    Synonyms:
    false alarm
  2. A type I error.

Questions about false positives

What is false positives the plural of?
False positives is the plural of false positive.

Words near false positives in the dictionary

  1. false pineapple
  2. false plane tree
  3. false plum anemone
  4. false plum anemones
  5. false positive
  6. false positives
  7. false potato beetle
  8. false potato beetles
  9. false pregnancies
  10. false pregnancy
  11. false pretence

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