False positive

noun

Word Frequency: 0.7

Definitions

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

"A false positive can be returned on a password checking algorithm when the password is tested against a dictionary but the password does not contain a dictionary word."

2.nounType I error

Synonyms

false alarm pseudoreaction diagnostic overshadowing pseudopathology pseudocyesis pseudoinfection pseudopregnancy pseudodeficiency false pregnancy mimesis underdiagnosis underrecognition

Antonyms

false negative type II error

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