refutabilityn.

Brit.

/rᵻˌfjuːtəˈbɪlᵻti/,

/ˌrɛfjᵿtəˈbɪlᵻti/, U.S.

/rəˌfjudəˈbɪlᵻdi/,

/riˌfjudəˈbɪlᵻdi/,

/ˌrɛfjədəˈbɪlᵻdi/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: refutable adj., -ity suffix.

Etymology: < refutable adj. + -ity suffix: see -bility suffix.

rare before 20th cent.

Capability of being refuted or disproved.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > testing > refutation, disproof > [noun] > capability of being refuted

refutability1654

1654 R. Whitlock Ζωοτομία 141 The Heretick (guilty and consciencious to himselfe of Refutability) taketh place first.

1834 T. Eden New Syst. Philosoph. 65 The refutability of knowledge and the mortality of knowledge.

1865 Museum 1 Aug. 177/1 There is an endless refutability in opinions propounded in regard to them.

1912 C. Johnston tr. P. Deussen Syst. Vedânta xvii. 247 In what does this difference of nature consist? In the refutability or irrefutability.

1937 Philosophy 12 230 Solipsism can be avoided if refutability (as apposed to verifiability) be taken as the criterion of the meaningfulness of sentences.

1957 C. A. Mace Brit. Philos. in Mid-cent. 160 Falsifiability, or refutability, is a criterion of the scientific status of a theory.

1999 F. Wynne tr. M. Houellebecq Atomised (2001) 214 The classical scientific constraints of consistency and refutability.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	refutability
释义	refutabilityn. Brit. /rᵻˌfjuːtəˈbɪlᵻti/, /ˌrɛfjᵿtəˈbɪlᵻti/, U.S. /rəˌfjudəˈbɪlᵻdi/, /riˌfjudəˈbɪlᵻdi/, /ˌrɛfjədəˈbɪlᵻdi/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: refutable adj., -ity suffix. Etymology: < refutable adj. + -ity suffix: see -bility suffix. rare before 20th cent. Capability of being refuted or disproved. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > refutation, disproof > [noun] > capability of being refuted refutability1654 1654 R. Whitlock Ζωοτομία 141 The Heretick (guilty and consciencious to himselfe of Refutability) taketh place first. 1834 T. Eden New Syst. Philosoph. 65 The refutability of knowledge and the mortality of knowledge. 1865 Museum 1 Aug. 177/1 There is an endless refutability in opinions propounded in regard to them. 1912 C. Johnston tr. P. Deussen Syst. Vedânta xvii. 247 In what does this difference of nature consist? In the refutability or irrefutability. 1937 Philosophy 12 230 Solipsism can be avoided if refutability (as apposed to verifiability) be taken as the criterion of the meaningfulness of sentences. 1957 C. A. Mace Brit. Philos. in Mid-cent. 160 Falsifiability, or refutability, is a criterion of the scientific status of a theory. 1999 F. Wynne tr. M. Houellebecq Atomised (2001) 214 The classical scientific constraints of consistency and refutability. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1654
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