falsifiable Definition
fal·si·fi·able (fôl′sə fī′ə bəl)
adjective
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
falsifiable Related Forms
fal′·si·fi·abil′·ity noun
falsifiable Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- hypothesis: Creation " science " was not science because it did not start with a falsifiable hypothesis.
- prediction: He made falsifiable predictions of slow clocks in space.
- statement: Science is the gathering of a number of falsifiable statements that try to explain the world around us.
Modifying Another Word
- potentially: On the other, Popper's criterion was that a science should be potentially falsifiable by a prediction of the theory.
- empirically: But not all theories are scientific in the sense of being empirically falsifiable.
Preposition: in
principle: Even tho all of their work was falsifiable in principle, they did not spend any time trying to falsify anything.
Browse dictionary entries near falsifiable
- ‹ falsies
- ‹ falsetto
- ‹ falsely
- ‹ falsehood
- ‹ falsehearted
- ‹ falseface
- ‹ false teeth
- ‹ false step
- ‹ false statement
- ‹ false ribs

