What does falsification mean?
Definitions for falsification
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Princeton's WordNet
disproof, falsification, refutationnoun
any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something
falsification, misrepresentationnoun
a willful perversion of facts
falsification, falsehoodnoun
the act of rendering something false as by fraudulent changes (of documents or measures etc.) or counterfeiting
falsification, falsifying, disproof, refutation, refutalnoun
the act of determining that something is false
Wiktionary
falsificationnoun
the act of falsifying, or making false; a counterfeiting; the giving to a thing an appearance of something which it is not
falsificationnoun
knowingly false statement or wilful misrepresentation
falsificationnoun
showing an item of charge in an account to be wrong
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Falsificationnoun
Etymology: falsification, French, from falsify.
Concerning the word of God, whether it be by misconstruction of the sense, or by falsification of the words, wittingly to endeavour that any thing may seem divine which is not, is very plainly to abuse, and even to falsify Divine evidence, which injury, offered but unto men, is most worthily counted heinous. Richard Hooker, b. iii. s. 5.
To counterfeit the dead image of a king in his coin is an high offence; but to counterfeit the living image of a king in his person, exceedeth all falsifications; except it should be that of a Mahomet, that counterfeits divine honour. Francis Bacon.
The poet invents this fiction to prevent posterity from searching after this isle, and to preserve his story from detection of falsification. Notes on the Odyssey.
ChatGPT
falsification
Falsification is the act of altering or manipulating information, data, evidence, or facts to make them untrue, invalid, or misleading, often with the intent to deceive or commit fraudulent activities. It can also refer to the philosophical principle in science where a hypothesis can be disproven or falsified through testing or observation.
Webster Dictionary
Falsificationnoun
the act of falsifying, or making false; a counterfeiting; the giving to a thing an appearance of something which it is not
Falsificationnoun
willful misstatement or misrepresentation
Falsificationnoun
the showing an item of charge in an account to be wrong
Etymology: [Cf. F. falsification.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of falsification in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of falsification in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of falsification in a Sentence
Transport Minister Keiichi Ishii:
This is a serious issue which we need to investigate. We need to establish who is responsible for such falsification, to ensure that this doesn't happen again.
Seehofer has clearly positioned himself against the chancellor in the debate on refugees - I really hope he doesn't go on this trip, if Seehofer goes, he needs to warn the Russians that they need to stop the hybrid falsification of information and the undercover financing of radical right-wing networks.
We understand that falsification of settlement documents and theft of client funds are very serious allegations. We conducted a two-month investigation into Mr. Barelas claims and did not file the case until we had obtained documents that supported the allegations.
He doesn’t thereby canonize or dogmatize a scientific theory, which by its very nature is subject to falsification and revision, but it is within the pope’s competence and authority to call attention to our moral responsibilities and duties in the face of the best scientific theory out there, especially when the consequences of not doing so are serious or even drastic, and where silence could be interpreted as scandalous.
If Seehofer goes, he needs to warn the Russians that they need to stop the hybrid falsification of information and the undercover financing of radical right-wing networks.
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