falsifiable — [ falsifjabl ] adj. • 1580; de falsifier 1 ♦ Qui peut être falsifié. Billet difficilement falsifiable. 2 ♦ (v. 1960; de l angl.) didact. Qui peut être caractérisé comme faux. ⊗ CONTR. Infalsifiable. Vérifiable. ● falsifiable adjectif Qu on peut … Encyclopédie Universelle
Falsifiable — Fal si*fi a*ble, a. [Cf. OF. falsifiable.] 1. Capable of being falsified, counterfeited, or corrupted. Johnson. [1913 Webster] 2. able to be proven false, and therefore testable; as, most religious beliefs are not falsifiable, and are therefor… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
falsifiable — [fôl′sə fī΄ə bəl] adj. Philos. designating or of a statement, theory, etc. that is so formulated as to permit empirical testing and, therefore, can be shown to be false falsifiability n. * * * … Universalium
falsifiable — 1610s, from FALSIFY (Cf. falsify) + ABLE (Cf. able). Related: Falsifiability … Etymology dictionary
falsifiable — [fôl′sə fī΄ə bəl] adj. Philos. designating or of a statement, theory, etc. that is so formulated as to permit empirical testing and, therefore, can be shown to be false falsifiability n … English World dictionary
Falsifiable — Réfutabilité La réfutabilité (aussi appelée à ses débuts suite à un abus de langage la falsifiabilité) est un concept important de l épistémologie. Une affirmation est qualifiée de réfutable s il est possible de consigner une observation ou de… … Wikipédia en Français
falsifiable — adjective Logically capable of being proven false. The sentence It will rain tomorrow is falsifiable, while the sentence It is what it is is not. See Also: falsifiability, falsify, falsificationism … Wiktionary
falsifiable — falsify ► VERB (falsifies, falsified) 1) alter (information or evidence) so as to mislead. 2) prove (a statement or theory) to be false. DERIVATIVES falsifiable adjective falsification noun … English terms dictionary
falsifiable — adjective see falsify … New Collegiate Dictionary
falsifiable — falsifiability … Philosophy dictionary