"unfalsifiable" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: en-us-unfalsifiable.ogg [Mid-Atlantic]
Etymology: un- + falsifiable Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|falsifiable}} un- + falsifiable Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} unfalsifiable (not comparable)
  1. (of a statement or argument) Not able to be proven false, but not necessarily true. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-unfalsifiable-en-adj-O0IQQiyt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 40 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 53 47

Noun

Audio: en-us-unfalsifiable.ogg [Mid-Atlantic] Forms: unfalsifiables [plural]
Etymology: un- + falsifiable Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|falsifiable}} un- + falsifiable Head templates: {{en-noun}} unfalsifiable (plural unfalsifiables)
  1. A statement or argument that cannot be proven false, but is not necessarily true. Related terms: logical fallacy
    Sense id: en-unfalsifiable-en-noun-xVpvk8q7 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 53 47

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