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单词 testable
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Definition of testable in English:

testable

adjectiveˈtɛstəb(ə)lˈtɛstəb(ə)l
  • Able to be tested or tried.

    a testable hypothesis
    empirically testable predictions
    testable models
    Example sentencesExamples
    • A number of researchers are devising testable hypotheses about therapeutic approaches for specific syndromes.
    • The entire Ontario university qualification system is based on measurements and testable aptitudes.
    • Good science must be testable, subject to peer review, and feature a "known or potential rate of error."
    • The relevance of IQ testing is easily testable.
    • A truly scientific theory is expected to result in a testable set of predictions.

Derivatives

  • testability

  • nountɛstəˈbɪlɪti
    • If it is agreed that one of the greatest attributes of science is testability through prediction, the application of Occam's razor often makes such testing possible.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • ‘The criterion of the scientific status of a theory is its falsifiability, or refutability, or testability,’ wrote Popper in Conjectures and Refutations in 1963.
      • Traditions of technological practice, and the associated communities of practice, also rely on higher-level traditions of testability, including their accepted tools, procedures and values.
      • Popper defined the sharpest demarcation between science and metaphysics, defining testability as the criterion of demarcation.
      • The project shall ensure that each software requirement be evaluated for accuracy, completeness, consistency, testability, correctness, and clarity.
 
 

Definition of testable in US English:

testable

adjectiveˈtestəb(ə)lˈtɛstəb(ə)l
  • Able to be tested or tried.

    a testable hypothesis
    empirically testable predictions
    testable models
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The entire Ontario university qualification system is based on measurements and testable aptitudes.
    • A truly scientific theory is expected to result in a testable set of predictions.
    • The relevance of IQ testing is easily testable.
    • Good science must be testable, subject to peer review, and feature a "known or potential rate of error."
    • A number of researchers are devising testable hypotheses about therapeutic approaches for specific syndromes.
 
 
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