disconfirm

disconfirm
To establish the falsity of a claim or belief; to show or to tend to show that a theory or hypothesis is not valid.

The empirical data obtained in a test—or, as we shall prefer to say, the observation sentences describing those data—may then either confirm or disconfirm the given hypothesis, or they may be neutral with respect to it.

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  • disconfirm — [dis΄kən fʉrm′] vt. to declare (a theory, proposition, etc.) to be invalid disconfirmation [diskän΄fər mā′shən] n …   English World dictionary

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  • disconfirm — disconfirmation /dis kon feuhr may sheuhn, dis kon /, n. /dis keuhn ferrm /, v.t. to prove to be invalid. [1935 40; DIS + CONFIRM] * * * …   Universalium

  • disconfirm — verb show that (a belief or hypothesis) is not or may not be true. Derivatives disconfirmation ˌdɪskɒnfə meɪʃ(ə)n noun disconfirmatory adjective …   English new terms dictionary

  • disconfirm — dis·confirm …   English syllables

  • disconfirm — dis•con•firm [[t]ˌdɪs kənˈfɜrm[/t]] v. t. cvb to prove to be invalid • Etymology: 1935–40 …   From formal English to slang

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