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refutability

/ɹᵻfjˌuɾəbˈɪlᵻɾi/ noun

The ability to be refuted; disprovability.

Word Origin 'Refutability' comes from Latin refutare, meaning to beat back or rebut — literally, to push an argument back. So refutability is the quality of being able to be disproven. The same root gives us 'refute,' 'irrefutable,' and 'refutation.' It's a word about the strength of arguments.

noun The ability to be refuted; disprovability. countable

The refutability of a scientific theory is essential for its validity.

(名词) 可反驳性；可证伪性

科学理论的可反驳性对其有效性至关重要。

(sustantivo) La capacidad de ser refutado; posibilidad de ser desmentido.

La refutabilidad de una teoría científica es esencial para su validez.

(nom) réfutabilité (nom féminin) — caractère de ce qui peut être réfuté ou réfutable

La réfutabilité d'une théorie scientifique est essentielle à sa validité.

(Substantiv) Widerlegbarkeit; Falsifizierbarkeit [Die Eigenschaft, widerlegt werden zu können; die Möglichkeit, als falsch erwiesen zu werden.]

Die **Refutability** einer wissenschaftlichen Theorie ist entscheidend für ihre Gültigkeit.

(名詞) 反証可能な性質、反証可能性。論証や仮説が反例や証拠によって論破されうること。

科学的理論の反証可能性は、その妥当性にとって本質的に重要である。

(substantivo) refutabilidade [A capacidade de ser refutado; possibilidade de ser desmentido.]

A refutabilidade de uma teoria científica é essencial para sua validade.

Synonyms: disprovability falsifiability debatability challengeability Antonyms: verifiability confirmability provability
Word parts: refute + able + ity

Related words

refutable irrefutable irrefutably irrefutability refutation

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