noun
falsifiability
A technical term in the philosophy of science, referring to the property of a statement or theory that it can be proven false by empirical evidence. Associated with Karl Popper's criterion of demarcation.
反証可能性は、科学と疑似科学を区別する基準の一つとされる。
Falsifiability is considered one of the criteria for distinguishing science from pseudoscience.
その理論は反証可能性を欠いているため、科学的とは言えない。
That theory cannot be called scientific because it lacks falsifiability.