"naive falsificationism" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} naive falsificationism (uncountable)
  1. An invalid scientific philosophy in which any single instance of refuting data is enough to falsify the entire claim. Tags: uncountable Related terms: falsificationism, sophisticated falsificationism

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