falsifiable
/fawl-suh-fahy-uh-buhl/US // ˌfɔl səˈfaɪ ə bəl //
可证实的,可证伪的,可证伪,可验证的
Definitions
adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
- : able to be altered or represented falsely:Using this technology ensures that customer transactions are tamper-resistant and not falsifiable.
- : able to be proven false:All scientific theories are falsifiable: if evidence that contradicts a theory comes to light, the theory itself is either modified or discarded.
Examples
The problem is that slavishly performing this procedure absolves researchers of having to develop theories that make specific, falsifiable predictions — the fundamental elements of good science.
Perhaps the worst way to combat what QAnon adherents say is to treat it as something falsifiable.
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