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English
Etymology
dis- + confirmation
Noun
disconfirmation (countable and uncountable, plural disconfirmations)
- (chiefly philosophy, uncountable) Introduction of evidence which conclusively establishes that a belief or hypothesis is not true or which diminishes the acceptability of a belief or hypothesis.
1990, Donald P. Spence, “Theories of the Mind: Science or Literature?”, in Poetics Today, volume 11, number 2, page 331:Once we move our search to the region of the mind, we find that access to the facts becomes much more difficult; as a result, disconfirmation is largely out of reach and metaphor begins to flourish.
- (countable) A particular fact, observation, or other item of evidence which shows or tends to show that a belief or hypothesis is not true.
1981, Daniel M. Hausman, “John Stuart Mill's Philosophy of Economics”, in Philosophy of Science, volume 48, number 3, page 366:One can reduce the disconfirmations of economic generalizations by specifying a margin of error.
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a confirmation that something is not true