False negative

noun

Word Frequency: 0.4

Definitions

1.nounA result of a test that shows as absent something that is present.

"While a false positive from a cancer screening test will unnecessarily frighten a healthy person, a false negative will deprive them of timely treatment."

2.nounA type II error.

Synonyms

pseudoabsence inapparency nonpresentation nonproof negative hallucination nonresponse nonpresence missingness nonmanifestation absence nonproduction absentee

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