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UK
/fˌɒlsɪfɪkˈeɪʃən/
]
[ US /ˌfæɫsəfəˈkeɪʃən/ ]
[ US /ˌfæɫsəfəˈkeɪʃən/ ]
NOUN
- the act of determining that something is false
- any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something
- the act of rendering something false as by fraudulent changes (of documents or measures etc.) or counterfeiting
- a willful perversion of facts
How To Use falsification In A Sentence
- In fact, the British flacks have used their facade of congeniality and cooperation to spread some of the most blatant falsifications of the campaign.
- He claimed to have evidence of widespread fraudulent reporting of fish catches, falsification of logbooks and illegal fishing in closed areas.
- The falsificationist, by contrast, recognizes the limitation of induction and the subservience of observation to theory.
- The levels of falsifications by job applicants in the industry are alarming.
- There are deliberate falsifications, fabrications and deliberate omissions.
- Each of these theories springs from purely logical roots, confirmationism from Carnap's work on inductive logic, and falsificationism from Popper's rejection of inductive logic coupled with his assertion that universals can be falsified by a single counter-instance. Historicist Theories of Rationality
- It is a mistake to regard the falsification of bold, highly falsifiable conjectures as the occasions of significant advance in science.
- Under colonialism and apartheid domination African countries suffered the same political, economic, social and cultural domination, which led to the depersonalisation of sections of communities, falsification of their history, disparagement and negation of their moral and social values and cultural institutions. Returning to the roots of local activism
- Numerous falsifications, voter intimidation and a vicious propaganda campaign have prevailed in the first round.
- Significant advances will be marked by the confirmation of bold conjectures or the falsification of cautious conjectures.