provable

/provable/

Thân thiện

The scientist presents a provable hypothesis with clear data.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Capable of being demonstrated or proved: Describes something that can be shown to be true or valid through evidence or logical argument.

Usage

• The word "provable" is used to qualify statements, facts, claims, or hypotheses. It indicates that the truth or validity of the subject can be established through proof, such as empirical evidence, logical deduction, or documentation.
• It is often used in formal, academic, legal, and scientific contexts to discuss the verifiability of information.

Examples

• Adjective:
  • The theorem is provable using basic axioms.
  • He made a provable claim that could be verified by checking the public records.
  • There is no provable link between the two events.

Advanced Usage

• "Easily provable": Something that can be demonstrated with little effort or obvious evidence.
  • The mathematical identity is easily provable.
• "Falsifiable and provable": A concept in the philosophy of science, where a hypothesis must be capable of being both proven false and proven true.
  • A good scientific theory makes provable (and falsifiable) predictions.

Variants and Related Words

• Prove (verb): To demonstrate the truth or existence of something through evidence or argument.
  • She needed to prove her hypothesis.
• Proof (noun): Evidence or argument establishing a fact or the truth of a statement.
  • He submitted the document as proof.
• Provability (noun): The quality or state of being provable.
  • The provability of the conjecture is still being debated.
• Demonstrable (adjective): Capable of being shown or proved. Often used interchangeably with "provable," though it can emphasize being shown clearly and obviously.
  • There was a demonstrable error in the calculation.

Synonyms

• Verifiable: Able to be checked or demonstrated to be true, accurate, or justified.
• Demonstrable: Clearly apparent or capable of being logically proved.
• Confirmable: Capable of being validated or corroborated.

Antonyms

• Unprovable: Not able to be proved.
• Unverifiable: Not able to be checked or confirmed.
• Speculative: Based on conjecture rather than knowledge or proof.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. capable of being demonstrated or proved
   • obvious lies
   • a demonstrable lack of concern for the general welfare
   • practical truth provable to all men- Walter Bagehot

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