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Meaning of "refutability" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF REFUTABILITY

refutability  [ˌrefjʊtəˈbɪlɪtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF REFUTABILITY

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determiner
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Refutability is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES REFUTABILITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

refutability

Falsifiability

Falsifiability or refutability of a statement, hypothesis, or theory is an inherent possibility to prove it to be false. A statement is called falsifiable if it is possible to conceive an observation or an argument which proves the statement in question to be false. In this sense, falsify is synonymous with nullify, meaning not "to commit fraud" but "show to be false". Some philosophers argue that science must be falsifiable. For example, by the problem of induction, no number of confirming observations can verify a universal generalization, such as All swans are white, yet it is logically possible to falsify it by observing a single black swan. Thus, the term falsifiability is sometimes synonymous to testability. Some statements, such as It will be raining here in one million years, are falsifiable in principle, but not in practice. The concern with falsifiability gained attention by way of philosopher of science Karl Popper's scientific epistemology "falsificationism".

Definition of refutability in the English dictionary

The definition of refutability in the dictionary is the capacity to be refuted.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH REFUTABILITY


ability
əˈbɪlɪtɪ
accessibility
əkˌsɛsɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
accountability
əˌkaʊntəˈbɪlɪtɪ
availability
əˌveɪləˈbɪlɪtɪ
capability
ˌkeɪpəˈbɪlɪtɪ
compatibility
kəmˌpætɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
disability
ˌdɪsəˈbɪlɪtɪ
durability
ˌdjʊərəˈbɪlɪtɪ
eligibility
ˌɛlɪdʒɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
flexibility
ˌflɛksɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
inability
ˌɪnəˈbɪlɪtɪ
liability
ˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪtɪ
mobility
məʊˈbɪlɪtɪ
nobility
nəʊˈbɪlɪtɪ
possibility
ˌpɒsɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
probability
ˌprɒbəˈbɪlɪtɪ
reliability
rɪˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪtɪ
responsibility
rɪˌspɒnsəˈbɪlɪtɪ
stability
stəˈbɪlɪtɪ
visibility
ˌvɪzɪˈbɪlɪtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE REFUTABILITY

refuse chute
refuse collection
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refuse disposal
refuse disposal service
refuse disposal unit
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refuse truck
refusenik
refuser
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refusnik
refutable
refutably
refutal
refutation
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WORDS THAT END LIKE REFUTABILITY

agility
credibility
facility
feasibility
fertility
functionality
hostility
humility
inevitability
instability
merchantability
profitability
suitability
susceptibility
sustainability
tranquility
usability
utility
variability
versatility
vulnerability

Synonyms and antonyms of refutability in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «refutability» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF REFUTABILITY

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The translations of refutability from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «refutability» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

可反驳
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Translator English - Spanish

refutabilidad
570 millions of speakers

English

refutability
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

refutability
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ar

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refutability
280 millions of speakers

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опровержимость
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refutabilidade
270 millions of speakers

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refutability
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Translator English - French

réfutabilité
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Kebolehpercayaan
190 millions of speakers

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refutability
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refutability
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refutability
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Translator English - Javanese

Refutability
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vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

refutability
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refutability
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रतिबंधात्मकता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

refutability
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

refutability
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

refutability
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

опровержімие
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

refutability
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ανασκευάσιμο
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af

Translator English - Afrikaans

weerlegbaarheid
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

refutability
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

refutability
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of refutability

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «REFUTABILITY»

The term «refutability» is used very little and occupies the 185.277 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «REFUTABILITY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about refutability

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «REFUTABILITY»

Discover the use of refutability in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to refutability and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Concepts of Science Education: A Philosophical Analysis
Although A, is less refutable than A,, it would surely not be preferable to A. Thus it seems to be a mistake to identify simplicity with either high refutability or low refutability. Popper then seems to be mistaken about (2). And insofar as the most  ...
Michael Martin, 1985
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Theory of Legal Science
POPPER'S CRITERION OF REFUTABILITY IN THE LEGAL CONTEXT Yemina Ben-Menahem, Hanina Ben-Menahem In this paper we compare two criteria; Popper's criterion of the refutability of scientific hypotheses and an analogous ...
Aleksander Peczenik, L. Lindahl, G. van Roermund, 1984
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Karl Popper: Metaphysics and epistemology
As far as I know, he never withdrew his replacement of the traditional identification of the empirical characterization of science as empirical support of hypotheses by his novel characterization of it as their refutability. This remained to the last ...
Ian Charles Jarvie, Karl Milford, David W. Miller, 2006
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Testing of Communicating Systems: Methods and Applications
Theorem 1 Strong D-refutability implies strategic strong D-refutability. n Proof of Theorem 1 Let exp € Exps be an experiment such that Vsys 6 Systs : _*(sys conforms -to spec) => poss- outs (sys, exp) C invalid (spec, exp). Take Vn C N : expn ...
Gyula Csopaki, Sarolta Dibuz, Katalin Tarnay, 1999
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Semantical Investigations in Heyting's Intuitionistic Logic
(a) A refutability system is a pair ((-, A), where \- is a Tarski consequence system and A a set of wffs of the language of (-, closed under substitution. (b) A refutability system is not consistent if for some A G A, \-A holds. (c) For any wff B, B is said ...
Dov M. Gabbay, 1981
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Cognitive Processes and Economic Behaviour
The key assumption we will use regarding the nature of evidence is what Lipman -Seppi call refutability. The assumption is that for all s and s' 7E s with M (s) ¢ M (s ' ), we have B(s) Q M (s'). Below, I give some examples to demonstrate that ...
Marcello Basili, Nicola Dimitri, ITZHAK GILBOA,, 2012
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Encyclopedia of Algorithms
Refutability In particular, refutability demands in the sense that every incorrect hypothesis should be refutable (see [12]) are not applicable in the theory of inductive inference, see Problem 2. Formally, Case and Smith [3] consider refutability as ...
Ming-Yang Kao, 2008
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Provability, Computability and Reflection
The pragmatical concept of refutability is applicable to procedures, behaviour, decisions etc. A syntactically refutable statement may be rendered pragmatically irrefutable (or rather ~ would be irrefutable if considered from the pragmatical point ...
Lev D. Beklemishev, 2000
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The Vienna Circle and Logical Empiricism: Re-evaluation and ...
Hence informativity always entails the possibility of refutability – in a case where what was excluded by the assertion is for whatever reason admitted, the assertion must be rejected. One might call this the logical aspect of falsifiability.30 But ...
Friedrich Stadler, 2003
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The Design Revolution: Answering the Toughest Questions ...
Thus refutability gauges how sensitive theories are to refutation in principle rather than on the basis of any particular evidence. The more sensitive to evidence generally, the more refutable the theory. According to Popper, one mark of a good ...
William A. Dembski, 2004

7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «REFUTABILITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term refutability is used in the context of the following news items.
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Netflix's Chaos Engineering Should Be Mandatory—Everywhere
In this way, it's not unlike Karl Popper's definition of science: "the scientific status of a theory is its falsifiability, or refutability, or testability." In the case of systems, ... «ReadWrite, Sep 14»
2
THE GLOBAL WARMING PSYOP
The falsifiability or refutability of a statement, hypothesis, or theory is an inherent possibility to prove it to be false. If the principle falsifiability is ignored, the theory ... «NewsWithViews.com, Jan 14»
3
Bear Stearns' Fall-Out Hits Expert Testimony
The court quoted Popper saying that “the criterion of the scientific status of a theory is its falsifiability, or refutability, or testability.” Before Daubert there was a ... «AllAboutAlpha.com, Oct 13»
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The shattered myth of Moshe Dayan
This story is a lesson in the refutability of the facts from that day in October, and that war in general. The widespread claim is that Dayan was against a general ... «Ynetnews, Oct 10»
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Next Infiniti M and G to share platform with Mercedes E-Class?
and Infiniti are just rumors for now, but we will keep chugging ahead until we get some sort of confirmation or refutability of this development. What we do know ... «Top Speed, May 10»
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Climategate: Falsified Research Scandal Rocks the UK
“[T]he criterion of the scientific status of a theory is its falsifiability, or refutability, or testability.”—Karl Popper, “Science as Falsification,” 1963. Karl Popper must ... «Dakota Voice, Nov 09»
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Security Risks With RFID
But an automated supply chain mandates the necessity for data privacy, identity and non-refutability, and organizations should ensure the RFID technology they ... «RFID Journal, May 05»

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