What is the difference between falsifiable and false?
falsifiable | false | Related terms |
Logically capable of being proven false.
Capable of being falsified or forged.
Untrue, not factual, factually incorrect.
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Spurious, artificial.
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*:At her invitation he outlined for her the succeeding chapters with terse military accuracy?; and what she liked best and best understood was avoidance of that false modesty which condescends, turning technicality into pabulum.
(lb) Of a state in Boolean logic that indicates a negative result.
Uttering falsehood; dishonest or deceitful.
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Not faithful or loyal, as to obligations, allegiance, vows, etc.; untrue; treacherous.
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*(John Milton) (1608-1674)
*:I to myself was false , ere thou to me.
Not well founded; not firm or trustworthy; erroneous.
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*(Edmund Spenser) (c.1552–1599)
*:whose false foundation waves have swept away
Not essential or permanent, as parts of a structure which are temporary or supplemental.
(lb) Out of tune.
False is a related term of falsifiable.
As adjectives the difference between falsifiable and false
is that falsifiable is logically capable of being proven false while false is untrue, not factual, factually incorrect.As a noun false is
one of two options on a true-or-false test.As an adverb false is
not truly; not honestly; falsely.falsifiable
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(Falsifiability)Adjective
(en adjective)- ''The sentence "It will rain tomorrow" is falsifiable , while the sentence "It is what it is" is not.
- A digital signature algorithm must be not falsifiable .
false
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Adjective
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