Definitions for fallible
ˈfæl ə bəlfal·li·ble

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 2 votes

1. fallibleadjective

   likely to fail or make errors

   "everyone is fallible to some degree"

2. fallible, frail, imperfect, weakadjective

   wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings

   "I'm only a fallible human"; "frail humanity"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fallibleadjective

   Capable of making mistakes or being wrong.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. FALLIBLEadjective

   Liable to errour; such as may be deceived.

   Etymology: fallo, Latin.

   Do not falsify your resolution with hopes that are fallible: to-morrow you must die. William Shakespeare, Measure for Measure.

   He that creates to himself thousands of little hopes, uncertain in the promise, fallible in the event, and depending upon a thousand circumstances, shall often fail in his expectations. Jeremy Taylor, Rule of living holy.

   Our intellectual or rational powers need some assistance, because they are so frail and fallible in the present state. Isaac Watts.

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1. fallible

   Fallible refers to the characteristic of being capable of making mistakes or being in error. It is used to describe humans, systems, or processes that can be unreliable or imperfect.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fallibleadjective

   liable to fail, mistake, or err; liable to deceive or to be deceived; as, all men are fallible; our opinions and hopes are fallible

2. Etymology: [LL. fallibilis, fr. L. fallere to deceive: cf. F. faillible. See Fail.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fallible

   fal′i-bl, adj. liable to error or mistake.—n. Fallibil′ity, liability to err.—adv. Fall′ibly. [Fr.,—Low L. fallibilis, from fallĕre, to deceive.]

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1. fillable

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of fallible in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of fallible in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of fallible in a Sentence

1. Stephen Breyer:

   It's an institution that's fallible, though over time it has served this country pretty well.

2. Stephen Breyer:

   It's an institution that's fallible, though over time it has served this country pretty well, as Mother used to say : every race, every religion, every point of view possible is held by people in this country. And it's helped them to live together.

3. Jorge Luis Borges:

   To fall in love is to create a religion that has a fallible god.

4. Pedro Domingos:

   In a way, theyre kind of caught in a bind when something like this happens because they need to explain that their AI is really fallible, the AI is really not entirely up to the job.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=fallible
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Fallible
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=fallible
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fallible
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=fallible