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falsifiable

/ˈfɔːl.sɪ.faɪ.ə.bəl/

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adjective

/ˈfɔːl.sɪ.faɪ.ə.bəl/C2formalscientific
  • ruОписывает утверждение, гипотезу или теорию, которые могут быть опровергнуты с помощью доказательств или наблюдений.

Describes a statement, hypothesis, or theory that can be proven false by evidence or observation.

  1. Capable of being testedC1formalscientific

    A statement, hypothesis, or theory that can be proven true or false through empirical observation or experimentation.

    ruОпровержимый

    • A scientific hypothesis must be falsifiable to be considered valid.
    • The philosopher argued that only falsifiable claims have empirical meaning.
    • They designed an experiment to test whether the theory was falsifiable.

    Synonymsdemonstrableprovableverifiable

Forms
  • more falsifiable comparative form
  • most falsifiable superlative form