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false positive meaning in Tamil

பிழையான நேர்க்குறிகள்

false positive in Tamil: பிழையான நேர்க்குறிகள். In English, false positive means a result of a test that shows as present something that is absent.

Tamil words for false positive

பிழையான நேர்க்குறிகள்

English meaning of false positive

  1. noun A result of a test that shows as present something that is absent.
  2. noun A type I error.

Full definition of false positive

false positive in a sentence

  • A false positive from a cancer screening test will unnecessarily frighten a healthy person; a false negative will deprive them of timely treatment.
  • A false positive can be returned on a password checking algorithm when the password is tested against a dictionary but the password does not contain a dictionary word.

Synonyms of false positive

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Questions about false positive in Tamil

What is the meaning of false positive in Tamil?
False positive in Tamil is பிழையான நேர்க்குறிகள்.
false positive என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
False positive: பிழையான நேர்க்குறிகள்.
What does false positive mean in English?
False positive means a result of a test that shows as present something that is absent.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: false positive (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: false positive (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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