What does falsifiable mean?
Falsifiable means Logically capable of being proven false..
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/ˈfɒl.sɪˌfaɪ.ə.bəl/ · adjective
Logically capable of being proven false..
The sentence "It will rain tomorrow" is falsifiable, while the sentence "It is what it is" is not.
A digital signature algorithm must be not falsifiable.
The statement It rains every day, everywhere is falsifiable, because it is contradicted by the basic statement On the third of August, in New York city it was not raining and it is not contradicted by the basic statement On the second of August, in New York city it was raining, while the statement It will rain someday is not falsifiable.
Use falsifiable when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Falsifiable means Logically capable of being proven false..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The sentence "It will rain tomorrow" is falsifiable, while the sentence "It is what it is" is not.
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