Definition of Falsifiable

1. Adjective. Capable of being tested (verified or falsified) by experiment or observation.

Exact synonyms: Confirmable, Verifiable
Similar to: Empiric, Empirical
Derivative terms: Verify

Definition of Falsifiable

1. a. Capable of being falsified, counterfeited, or corrupted.

Definition of Falsifiable

1. Adjective. Logically capable of being proven false. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Falsifiable

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Falsifiable

falsers
falses
falsest
falsetto
falsettoed
falsettos
falsework
falseworks
falshood
falshoods
falsicrimen
falsidical
falsie
falsies
falsifiability
falsifiable (current term)
falsifiably
falsification
falsificationism
falsificationist
falsificationists
falsifications
falsificator
falsificators
falsified
falsifier
falsifiers
falsifies
falsify
falsifying

Literary usage of Falsifiable

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Conceptions of Social Inquiry by J. J. Snyman (1993)
"Theories, he says, can not be verified inductively, but are conclusively refutable or falsifiable by means of a single basic statement (cf. ..."

2. Calcutta Review by University of Calcutta (1921)
"The positivist can say that only those empirical statements that are verifiable or falsifiable have meaning in general and those that are not are ..."

3. From Elements to Atoms: A History of Chemical Composition by Robert Siegfried (2002)
"... must deal with real, tangible bodies only, but in so doing they were putting their system at great risk by making them experimentally falsifiable. ..."

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