"confirmability" meaning in English

See confirmability in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: confirmabilities [plural]
Etymology: From confirm + -ability. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|confirm|ability}} confirm + -ability Head templates: {{en-noun}} confirmability (plural confirmabilities)
  1. The state or property of being capable of being confirmed. Synonyms: verifiability

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