Refutationism

Noun

Word Frequency: 0.2

Definitions

1.NounA 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.

Synonyms

falsificationism scientific method epistemicism factualism antimetaphysicalism positivism hypotheticodeductivism naturalism hypothetico-deductivism factual relativism postpositivism reliabilism

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