Definitions for false-positive
false-pos·i·tive

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1. false-positive

   A false positive is an error in binary classification in which a test result incorrectly indicates the presence of a condition (such as a disease when the disease is not present), while a false negative is the opposite error, where the test result incorrectly indicates the absence of a condition when it is actually present. These are the two kinds of errors in a binary test, in contrast to the two kinds of correct result (a true positive and a true negative). They are also known in medicine as a false positive (or false negative) diagnosis, and in statistical classification as a false positive (or false negative) error.In statistical hypothesis testing, the analogous concepts are known as type I and type II errors, where a positive result corresponds to rejecting the null hypothesis, and a negative result corresponds to not rejecting the null hypothesis. The terms are often used interchangeably, but there are differences in detail and interpretation due to the differences between medical testing and statistical hypothesis testing.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of false-positive in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of false-positive in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of false-positive in a Sentence

1. Jose Miguel Vivanco:

   False positive killings amount to one of the worst episodes of mass atrocity in the Western Hemisphere in recent years, and there is mounting evidence that many senior army officers bear responsibility, yet the army officials in charge at the time of the killings have escaped justice and even ascended to the top of the military command, including the current heads of the army and armed forces.

2. Richard Hawk:

   That means about one in three tests is going to have a false positive.

3. Robyn Meurant:

   The big fear has been that the market gets flooded with tests of unknown quality, or unknown performance, and with Ebola you need to know what are the limitations. A false negative has enormous implications. So does a false positive, so this is not a perfect test but... for a rapid test, (it is) not too bad at all.

4. Richard Wender:

   Some women who have a scare through a false positive actually are less likely to want to have mammograms because it was a scary experience.

5. Brett Parkinson:

   We don’t want these patients to get a false positive to have this sort of alarm.

References

1. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False-Positive