falsifiable

pronunciation

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  • Adjective:
    capable of being tested (verified or falsified) by experiment or observation

Word Origin

falsifiable (adj.)
1610s, from falsify + -able or from French falsifiable. Related: Falsifiability.

Example

1. This has the merit of being a falsifiable theory , but I am not sure it is true .
2. It attempts to explain an event , and is testable and falsifiable like a theory is , but on a more narrow scale .
3. In the world of science , however , a theory is a broad explanation of a phenomenon or phenomena that is testable , falsifiable and has multiple lines of evidence .

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