Popper

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Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A container for cooking popcorn: A device, typically a covered pan with a handle, used to pop popcorn kernels by heating them.
    • A container of a stimulant drug: A small vial or capsule containing amyl nitrite or butyl nitrite, inhaled for its stimulant effects.
    • A British philosopher: Sir Karl Popper (1902-1994), an Austrian-born British philosopher known for his philosophy of science, particularly the principle of falsifiability.
Usage Examples
  • Noun (Popcorn container):
    • We need a new popper for movie night.
    • She shook the popper over the stove until the corn stopped popping.
  • Noun (Drug container):
    • The substance was sold in small glass capsules called poppers. (Note: This refers to the container, not the drug itself.)
  • Noun (Philosopher):
    • Popper's most influential work is "The Logic of Scientific Discovery".
    • Many scientists admire Popper for his clear demarcation criterion.
Advanced Usage
  • "Popper test": A term sometimes used in philosophy of science referring to the criterion of falsifiability proposed by Karl Popper.
    • The theory failed the Popper test as it was not falsifiable.
Variants and Related Words
  • Pop (verb): The action that a popper causes kernels to do; to make a short, sharp, explosive sound.
  • Popperian (adjective): Relating to or characteristic of the philosophy of Karl Popper.
    • He holds a Popperian view of scientific progress.
Synonyms
  • Popcorn maker (for the cooking container).
  • Vial, capsule (for the drug container).
  • Philosopher of science (for Karl Popper).
Related Phrases
  • Falsifiability / Falsification: Central concepts in Karl Popper's philosophy, proposing that for a theory to be scientific, it must be possible to conceive an observation or experiment that could disprove it.
    • According to Popper, falsifiability is the demarcation between science and pseudoscience.
Noun
  1. a container for cooking popcorn
  2. a container of stimulant drug (amyl nitrate or butyl nitrite)
  3. British philosopher (born in Austria) who argued that scientific theories can never be proved to be true, but are tested by attempts to falsify them (1902-1994)

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