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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A scientific philosophy based on the requirement that hypotheses must be falsifiable in order to be scientific; if a claim is not able to be refuted, then it is not a scientific claim. uncountable

Etymology

From falsification + -ism.

Related phrases

naive falsificationismsophisticated falsificationismcritical rationalism

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