Definitions for falsifiable
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. confirmable, verifiable, falsifiableadjective

   capable of being tested (verified or falsified) by experiment or observation

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1. Falsifiableadjective

   able to be proven false, and therefore testable; as, most religious beliefs are not falsifiable, and are therefor outside the scope of experimental science.

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1. falsifiableadjective

   Logically capable of being proven false.

   The sentence "It will rain tomorrow" is falsifiable, while the sentence "It is what it is" is not.

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

1. Falsifiableadverb

   Liable to be counterfeited or corrupted.

   Etymology: from falsify.

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1. falsifiable

   Falsifiability is a deductive standard of evaluation of scientific theories and hypotheses, introduced by the philosopher of science Karl Popper in his book The Logic of Scientific Discovery (1934). A theory or hypothesis is falsifiable (or refutable) if it can be logically contradicted by an empirical test. Popper proposed falsifiability as the cornerstone solution to both the problem of induction and the problem of demarcation. He insisted that, as a logical criterion, falsifiability is distinct from the related concept "capacity to be proven wrong" discussed in Lakatos' falsificationism. Even being a logical criterion, its purpose is to make the theory predictive and testable, and thus useful in practice. Popper contrasted falsifiability to the intuitively similar concept of verifiability that was then current in logical positivism. His argument goes that the only way to verify a claim such as "All swans are white" would be if one could theoretically observe all swans, which is not possible. Instead, falsifiability searches for the anomalous instance, such that observing a single black swan is theoretically reasonable and sufficient to logically falsify the claim. On the other hand, the Duhem–Quine thesis says that definitive experimental falsifications are impossible and that no scientific hypothesis is by itself capable of making predictions, because an empirical test of the hypothesis requires one or more background assumptions.According to Popper there is a clean asymmetry on the logical side and falsifiability does not have the Duhem problem because it is a logical criterion. Experimental research has the Duhem problem and other problems, such as induction, but, according to Popper, statistical tests, which are only possible when a theory is falsifiable, can still be useful within a critical discussion. Philosophers such as Deborah Mayo consider that Popper "comes up short" in his description of the scientific role of statistical and data models.As a key notion in the separation of science from non-science and pseudo-science, falsifiability has featured prominently in many scientific controversies and applications, even being used as legal precedent.

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1. falsifiable

   Falsifiable refers to a hypothesis, statement, or theory that can be proven incorrect or false through testing, experimentation, evidence or observation. The concept of falsifiability is central to the scientific method, as it means that a claim is testable and can potentially be disproven, which is necessary for it to be considered scientific.

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1. Falsifiableadjective

   capable of being falsified, counterfeited, or corrupted

2. Etymology: [Cf. OF. falsifiable.]

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How to say falsifiable in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of falsifiable in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of falsifiable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of falsifiable in a Sentence

1. Finance Dr. Richard Lowery:

   From an academic perspective it basically assumes its conclusion, there’s no reason to do research when you’ve already assumed that everything is driven by this one particular thing. They assume everything is driven by racism so you go back and figure out how things are driven by racism and that’s not actual research. It’s not falsifiable. It has no scientific basis.

2. George F. Will, Newsweek, July 4, 2005:

   The problem with intelligent design theory is not that it is false but that it is not falsifiable: Not being susceptible to contradicting evidence, it is not a testable hypothesis. Hence it is not a scientific but a creedal tenet--a matter of faith, unsuited to a public school's curriculum.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=falsifiable
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=falsifiable
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Falsifiable
4. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=falsifiable
5. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falsifiable
6. ^ ChatGPT
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7. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/falsifiable