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adj
Of a philosophy, using experiment and observation to attempt to show that a scientific theory is false, rather than attempting to verify it.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: sciences
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noun
An advocate of falsificationism.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Etymology tree English falsification Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English falsificationist From falsification + -ist.
