Term: popper: British philosopher (born in Austria) who argued that scientific theories can never be proved to be true, but are tested by attempts to falsify them (1902-1994)
Candidate hypernym: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) → 1
Candidate hypernym: igbo: a member of the largest ethnic group in southeastern Nigeria → 0
Candidate hypernym: stravinsky: the music of Stravinsky → 0
Candidate hypernym: cannabis: any plant of the genus Cannabis; a coarse bushy annual with palmate leaves and clusters of small green flowers; yields tough fibers and narcotic drugs → 0
Candidate hypernym: capacity: (computer science) the amount of information (in bytes) that can be stored on a disk drive → 0
Candidate hypernym: condenser microphone: microphone consisting of a capacitor with one plate fixed and the other forming the diaphragm moved by sound waves → 0
Candidate hypernym: stymie: a thwarting and distressing situation → 0
Candidate hypernym: sensationalist: someone who uses exaggerated or lurid material in order to gain public attention → 0
Candidate hypernym: space program: a technological program intended to explore outer space → 0
Candidate hypernym: apposition: (biology) growth in the thickness of a cell wall by the deposit of successive layers of material → 0
Candidate hypernym: surcharge: an additional charge (as for items previously omitted or as a penalty for failure to exercise common caution or common skill) → 0