Word: falsificationism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: fal
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Definition: A scientific philosophy based on the requirement that hypotheses must be falsifiable in order to be scientific; if a claim is not able to be refuted it is not a scientific claim.
Morphemes:
Affix: false
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Based on factually incorrect premises.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: falsus
Language: la
Decoded: falsus
Meaning: counterfeit, false; falsehood
Affix: -ification
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: The process of becoming.
Affix: -ism
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the name of a system, school of thought or theory based on the name of its subject or object or alternatively on the name of its founder ( ).