falsifiable
Say it: FOL-sih-fy-uh-bul /ˈfɔːlsɪfaɪəb(ə)l/ · adjective
What “falsifiable” means
Possible to show wrong with evidence.
More precisely: Able to be proven wrong by evidence; for Karl Popper, the mark of a scientific claim.
Example: “'Everything happens for a reason' isn't falsifiable, so no experiment could ever test it.”
When to use it
In science or careful argument, for a claim that could fail a real test if the evidence went against it.
Similar words
testable, disprovable, refutable
Quick check
You claim every marble in a sealed bag is blue; finding one red marble would disprove it. The claim is…
verified or falsifiable?
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