verifiability

C2 Topic:Science & Research
US /ˌvɛrəfaɪəˈbɪləti/ UK /ˌverɪfaɪəˈbɪləti/
noun Freq #1236813

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    the quality of being capable of being checked or confirmed by evidence, observation, or a specified procedure

    Russell distinguishes the verifiability of a physical claim from its truth.

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Synonyms
1 noun · the quality of being... testabilityconfirmability
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Opposites
unverifiabilityuntestability
Word family
Derived forms verifiableverifiably

Etymology

From verifiable + -ity. Verify comes from Medieval Latin verificare ("to make true, confirm"), from Latin verus ("true") + facere ("to make").

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