testabilityn.

/tɛstəˈbɪlɪti/

Etymology: < testable adj.² + -ity suffix.

The quality or state of being testable (see testable adj.²).

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > endeavour > trial or experiment > trial, test, or testing > [noun] > ability to be tested

examinability1810

testability1936

1936 R. Carnap in Philos. Sci. 3 421 An attempt will be made to formulate the principle of empiricism in a more exact way, by stating a requirement of confirmability or testability as a criterion of meaning.

1945 Mind 54 8 Carnap has constructed definitions of testability and confirmability which avoid reference to the concept of confirming and of disconfirming evidence.

1952 C. G. Hempel Fund. of Concept Formation in Empirical Sci. 43 Just another formulation of the empiricist requirements of testability.

1968 K. R. Popper Conjectures & Refut. (ed. 3) i. 37 The criterion of the scientific status of a theory is its falsifiability, or refutability, or testability.

1981 Word 1980 31 151 It is only in this way that the model can attain a high degree of testability.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2020).

单词	testability
释义	testabilityn. /tɛstəˈbɪlɪti/ Etymology: < testable adj.² + -ity suffix. The quality or state of being testable (see testable adj.²). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > endeavour > trial or experiment > trial, test, or testing > [noun] > ability to be tested examinability1810 testability1936 1936 R. Carnap in Philos. Sci. 3 421 An attempt will be made to formulate the principle of empiricism in a more exact way, by stating a requirement of confirmability or testability as a criterion of meaning. 1945 Mind 54 8 Carnap has constructed definitions of testability and confirmability which avoid reference to the concept of confirming and of disconfirming evidence. 1952 C. G. Hempel Fund. of Concept Formation in Empirical Sci. 43 Just another formulation of the empiricist requirements of testability. 1968 K. R. Popper Conjectures & Refut. (ed. 3) i. 37 The criterion of the scientific status of a theory is its falsifiability, or refutability, or testability. 1981 Word 1980 31 151 It is only in this way that the model can attain a high degree of testability. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2020). < n.1936
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