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falsifiability

falsifiability noun: the quality of being falsifiable.

Noun

falsifiability (usually uncountable, plural falsifiabilities)

  1. (usually) The quality of being falsifiable.
    • These ideas have many virtues, but falsifiability is not one of them.
    • The degree of their testability is of significance for the selection of theories. In this chapter, I shall compare the various degrees of testability or falsifiability of theories through comparing the classes of their potential falsifiers.1959, Karl Raimund Popper, The Logic of Scientific Discovery
    Synonyms:
    refutability

falsifiability meaning in Malay, Indonesian and Thai

falsifiability in Malay

quality of being falsifiable
kebolehpalsuan

falsifiability in Indonesian

quality of being falsifiable
falsifiabilitas

falsifiability in Thai

quality of being falsifiable
การพิสูจน์ว่าเป็นเท็จ gaan pí-sòot wâa bpen tét

Examples of falsifiability in a sentence

  • This is the criterion or principle of falsifiability.1985, Alexander Rosenberg, The Structure of Biological Science:
  • The need for some such criterion is one reason why falsifiability of theories holds special importance in this book.1989, James B. Rule, Theories of Civil Violence:

Synonyms of falsifiability

Antonyms

Forms of falsifiability

pluralfalsifiabilities

Origin of falsifiability

From falsifiable + -ity.

Questions about falsifiability

What does falsifiability mean?
Falsifiability means the quality of being falsifiable.
What is falsifiability in Malay?
Falsifiability in Malay is kebolehpalsuan. See Falsifiability meaning in Malay.
How do you use falsifiability in a sentence?
This is the criterion or principle of falsifiability.
What part of speech is falsifiability?
Falsifiability is a noun.
What is the plural of falsifiability?
The plural of falsifiability is falsifiabilities.

Words near falsifiability in the dictionary

  1. falsidicality
  2. falsidically
  3. falsie
  4. falsies
  5. falsifiabilities
  6. falsifiability
  7. falsifiable
  8. falsifiably
  9. falsificate
  10. falsificated
  11. falsificates

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