"refutationism" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: From refutation + -ism. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|refutation|ism}} refutation + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} refutationism (uncountable)
  1. (epistemology) A 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. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Epistemology Related terms: falsificationism
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