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falsificationism

falsificationism noun: a scientific philosophy based on the requirement that hypotheses must be falsifiable in order to be scientific; if a claim is not able to be refuted, then it is not a scientific claim.

Noun

falsificationism (uncountable)

  1. A scientific philosophy based on the requirement that hypotheses must be falsifiable in order to be scientific; if a claim is not able to be refuted, then it is not a scientific claim.

Origin of falsificationism

From falsification + -ism.

Words formed from falsificationism

Questions about falsificationism

What does falsificationism mean?
Falsificationism means a scientific philosophy based on the requirement that hypotheses must be falsifiable in order to be scientific; if a claim is not able to be refuted, then it is not a scientific claim.
What part of speech is falsificationism?
Falsificationism is a noun.

Words near falsificationism in the dictionary

  1. falsificate
  2. falsificated
  3. falsificates
  4. falsificating
  5. falsification
  6. falsificationism
  7. falsificationist
  8. falsificationists
  9. falsifications
  10. falsificator
  11. falsificators

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