Definitions for irrefutable
ɪˈrɛf yə tə bəl, ˌɪr ɪˈfyu tə bəlir·refutable

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. incontrovertible, irrefutable, positiveadjective

   impossible to deny or disprove

   "incontrovertible proof of the defendant's innocence"; "proof positive"; "an irrefutable argument"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. irrefutableadjective

   undeniable; unable to be disproved or refuted

2. Etymology: From irrefutabilis, from in- + refutabilis.

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

1. Irrefutableadjective

   Not to be overthrown by argument.

   Etymology: irrefutabilis, Latin.

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1. irrefutable

   Falsifiability is a deductive standard of evaluation of scientific theories and hypotheses that was introduced by the philosopher of science Karl Popper in his book The Logic of Scientific Discovery (1934). He proposed it as the cornerstone solution to both the problem of induction and the problem of demarcation. A theory or hypothesis is falsifiable (or refutable) if it can be logically contradicted by an empirical test using existing technologies. Popper 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 opposed 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. irrefutable

   Irrefutable refers to an argument, statement, or evidence that is impossible to deny or disprove because it is clearly true or logical. It is something so convincing or solid that it cannot be refuted or challenged.

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1. Irrefutableadjective

   incapable of being refuted or disproved; indisputable

2. Etymology: [L. irrefutabilis: cf. F. irrfutable. See Refute.]

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

1. Irrefutable

   ir-re-fūt′a-bl, or ir-ref′ū-ta-bl, adj. that cannot be refuted.—adv. Irrefūt′ably (also -ref′-).

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of irrefutable in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

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   The numerical value of irrefutable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of irrefutable in a Sentence

1. Cheng Lijing:

   The amount of heat we have put in the worlds oceans in the past 25 years equals to 3.6 billion Hiroshima atom-bomb explosions, this measured ocean warming is irrefutable and is further proof of global warming. There are no reasonable alternatives aside from the human emissions of heat trapping gases to explain this heating.

2. M. C. Escher:

   I can't keep from fooling around with our irrefutable certainties. It is, for example, a pleasure knowingly to mix up two and three dimensionalities, flat and spatial, and to make fun of gravity.

3. Rodolfo Canicoba Corral:

   When the wiretaps are done without control, they are not irrefutable, nisman took it upon himself to initiate an investigation without judicial control.

4. Vidulfo Rosales:

   Today there is no irrefutable proof, there remains lines of investigations, there are several people who need to be arrested, there are several statements that could change the course of the investigation, parents are not going to accept the hypothesis before us. It is not a conclusive, final investigation. The investigation needs to be open, so that there will be the full truth that the parents are fighting for. We make several petitions that we find this truth.

5. New York:

   We tested both theories, we have the evidence. It's numbers. It's irrefutable. Why don't we pause and recognize the undeniable reality of the situation ?

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References

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