Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

naive falsificationism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: naive -fal-si-fi-ca-tion-ism
IPA

34

Scrabble Score

21

Letters

7

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An invalid scientific philosophy in which any single instance of refuting data is enough to falsify the entire claim.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Under naive falsificationism, the birth control pill would be considered as ineffective since there are instances (3 in 1000) in which it does not work."

Usage

Uncountable

Phrases

sophisticated falsificationism

Frequently Paired Words

falsificationism sophisticated falsificationism

Questions

What does naive falsificationism mean?: An invalid scientific philosophy in which any single instance of refuting data is enough to falsify the entire claim.

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