disconfirmation
nounEtymology
From dis- + confirmation.
- derived from cōnfirmātiō
- derived from confirmacion
- inherited from confirmacioun
Definitions
Introduction of evidence which conclusively establishes that a belief or hypothesis is…
Introduction of evidence which conclusively establishes that a belief or hypothesis is not true or which diminishes the acceptability of a belief or hypothesis.
- Once we move our search to the region of the mind, we find that access to the facts becomes much more difficult; as a result, disconfirmation is largely out of reach and metaphor begins to flourish.
A particular fact, observation, or other item of evidence which shows or tends to show…
A particular fact, observation, or other item of evidence which shows or tends to show that a belief or hypothesis is not true.
- One can reduce the disconfirmations of economic generalizations by specifying a margin of error.
The neighborhood
- synonyminfirmation
- neighbordisconfirm
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for disconfirmation. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA