falsificationist

adjective

Of a philosophy, using experiment and observation to attempt to show that a scientific theory is false, rather than attempting to verify it.

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Meanings

adjectivefalsificationist (not comparable)
  1. not comparablesciencesOf a philosophy, using experiment and observation to attempt to show that a scientific theory is false, rather than attempting to verify it.

    A strict falsificationist position is thus inappropriate in research on meaningful data.

    2008, Andrew Chesterman, edited by Gyde Hansen, Andrew Chesterman, Heidrun Gerzymisch-Arbogast, and Benjamins Translation Library, Efforts and Models in Interpreting and Translation Research: A tribute to Daniel Gile, page 57
nounfalsificationist (plural falsificationists)

plural falsificationists

  1. An advocate of falsificationism.

Origin

From falsification + -ist.

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falsificationist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/falsificationist

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Chicago

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