falsifiable
pronunciation
How to pronounce falsifiable in British English: UK ['fɔ:lsɪfaɪəbl]
How to pronounce falsifiable in American English: US ['fɔlsɪfaɪəbl]
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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 .