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falsification

/fɒlˌsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ noun · British & US
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What does falsification mean?

noun

The act of making something false or of denying the truth of something. In science, the process of testing a hypothesis by attempting to disprove it.

Example

"The scientist's experiment was a successful falsification of the long-held theory."

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