"Duhem-Quine problem" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Forms: the Duhem-Quine problem [canonical]
Etymology: Named after French physicist Pierre Duhem and American logician Willard Van Orman Quine, who wrote about similar concepts. Head templates: {{en-prop|def=1}} the Duhem-Quine problem
  1. (philosophy) The problem that it is impossible to experimentally test a scientific hypothesis in isolation, because every empirical test requires one or more background assumptions. Categories (topical): Philosophy

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