falsifiability
1 synonym and 2 antonyms for falsifiability, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — The quality of a claim or theory being open to being proved false by observation or experiment.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
refutability
Antonyms
irrefutability
unfalsifiability
How to use falsifiability
The word patterns that sound natural to a native speaker.
lack of falsifiability
test of falsifiability
falsifiability criterion
principle of falsifiability
It is a formal term, mostly used in science and philosophy rather than everyday speech.
Etymology
Falsifiability was formed in English from the adjective falsifiable and the noun-forming suffix -ity, turning the idea of something being falsifiable into a named quality.
Full origin of falsifiability →Frequently asked questions
What does falsifiability mean in science?
It means a claim can, in principle, be shown to be false by some observation or experiment. If nothing could ever count as evidence against it, the claim is not falsifiable.
Why is falsifiability important for a theory?
It is widely used as a way of judging whether a theory is genuinely scientific, since a theory that could never be tested and found wrong is hard to treat as a scientific claim.
What is the opposite of falsifiability?
The opposite is being unfalsifiable, or irrefutable, meaning no possible evidence could ever prove the claim false.
