falsifiable
gb/fˈælsɪfˌaɪəbəl/ us/fˈælsɪfˌaɪəbəl/
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adjective
technical
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property
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Able to be disproved
A falsifiable idea is one that could be tested and possibly proved wrong.
Patrón de uso:
[claim/theory/hypothesis/statement] is falsifiable
Error frecuente:
Do not confuse falsifiable with false. A falsifiable claim is not necessarily false; it is one that could be proved false if the evidence went against it.
Sinónimos
disprovable (Very close in meaning; emphasizes that something can be proved wrong.)
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refutable (Often used in argument or logic; slightly more formal.)
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testable (Broader; means it can be tested, not necessarily specifically disproved.)
Antónimos
unfalsifiable (Cannot be tested in a way that could show it to be false.)
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irrefutable (Cannot be successfully disproved or argued against.)
Colocaciones
falsifiable hypothesis
|falsifiable claim
|falsifiable theory
|falsifiable prediction
|falsifiable statement
|falsifiable proposition
|empirically falsifiable
|scientifically falsifiable
|testable and falsifiable
|potentially falsifiable
Temas
science
|philosophy
|research
|logic
Ejemplos
- For a theory to count as scientific, many philosophers argue that it should be falsifiable.
- The claim is not falsifiable because no possible evidence would make its supporters reject it.
- A good experiment produces results that make the hypothesis falsifiable.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- A falsifiable idea can be tested.
- The theory is falsifiable because new evidence could prove it wrong.
adjective
formal
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property
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Able to be faked
Something falsifiable in this sense can be faked or changed dishonestly.
Patrón de uso:
[document/record/data/evidence] is falsifiable
Error frecuente:
This sense comes from falsify meaning “to fake or alter.” In many contexts, forgeable, tamperable, or easy to fake may sound more natural.
Sinónimos
forgeable (Usually used for signatures, documents, money, or official items.)
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tamperable (Emphasizes that something can be interfered with or altered.)
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manipulable (Emphasizes that data or results can be changed or controlled dishonestly.)
Antónimos
unforgeable (Cannot realistically be copied or faked.)
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tamper-proof (Designed so that it cannot be altered without detection.)
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secure (Broader; protected against misuse, alteration, or unauthorized access.)
Colocaciones
falsifiable document
|falsifiable record
|falsifiable data
|easily falsifiable
|not readily falsifiable
Temas
documents
|fraud
|security
|law
Ejemplos
- The old certificates were easily falsifiable, so the agency introduced digital verification.
- An audit trail makes financial records less falsifiable.
- The system was designed to prevent falsifiable evidence from entering the database.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- Paper passes were falsifiable, so the school started using digital IDs.
- The records are harder to fake now.
Gramática
Forma de diccionario
falsifiable
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GB/fˈælsɪfˌaɪəbəl/
US/fˈælsɪfˌaɪəbəl/
Sílabas y acento
falsifi - able (2 sílabas)
Stress on 1st syllable (falsifi)
Formas de la palabra
Adjective
- Base: falsifiable
Expresiones
empirically falsifiable
1/ɪmpˈɪɹɪkli fˈælsɪfˌaɪəbəl/
fixed phrase
technical
Disprovable by evidence
If a claim is empirically falsifiable, real-world evidence could prove it wrong.
Ejemplos
- The proposal is interesting, but it is not empirically falsifiable.
- A scientific theory should make claims that are empirically falsifiable.
- The model became empirically falsifiable once it produced numerical predictions.
falsifiable hypothesis
1/fˈælsɪfˌaɪəbəl haɪpˈɑθəsəs/
fixed phrase
technical
Testable scientific hypothesis
A falsifiable hypothesis is an idea that can be tested and could be proved wrong.
Ejemplos
- The researchers turned their broad idea into a falsifiable hypothesis.
- A falsifiable hypothesis should predict something that observations could contradict.
- The statement was too vague to count as a falsifiable hypothesis.