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The quality of being falsifiable.
These ideas have many virtues, but falsifiability is not one of them.
See Also: falsifiable, falsificationism
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Falsifiability — Are all swans white? Falsifiability or refutability of an assertion, hypothesis or theory is the logical possibility that it can be contradicted by an observation or the outcome of a physical experiment. That something is falsifiable does not… … Wikipedia
falsifiability — The property of a statement or theory that it is capable of being refuted by experience. In the philosophy of science of Popper falsifiability is the great merit of genuine scientific theory, as opposed to un falsifiable pseudo science, notably… … Philosophy dictionary
falsifiability — noun see falsify … New Collegiate Dictionary
FALSIFIABILITY — a variant of the VERIFICATION PRINCIPLE developed by Sir Karl POPPER who argued that while we cannot absolutely prove that something is true, it is possible to falsify theories and BELIEFS thus eliminating error. He made falsification the test … Concise dictionary of Religion
falsifiability — n. ability to be distorted; alterability; ability to be falsified … English contemporary dictionary
falsifiability — fal·si·fi·abil·i·ty … English syllables
falsifiability — ˌfȯl(t)səˌfīəˈbiləd.ē, bilətē, i noun ( es) : the quality or state of being falsifiable … Useful english dictionary
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