testability.

The capacity of a claim or proposed explanation to be examined through a relevant test.

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Words that belong together

• empirical testability
• testability of a claim

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The proposal’s testability depended on predictions that could differ from competing accounts.

A vague explanation gained apparent breadth at the expense of testability.

Usage notes

Primary category: science / research / methodology. Forms: Usually uncountable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: methodology, measurement, causation, evaluation. Disciplines: research, statistics, scientific reasoning. Commonness: moderately common.