testability en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English test Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin -abilitas Middle French -abletébor. Middle English -ablete English -ability English testability From test + -ability.
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(countable, uncountable) The quality or state of being testable.
Probably the best known addition to Dalton’s theory, to enrich it in the direction of testability, was Avogadro’s hypothesis: “The first hypothesis to present itself in this connection, and apparently even the only admissible one, is the supposition that the number of integral molecules in any gases is always the same for equal volumes, or always proportional to the volumes” ( 1811, p. 58 ).
2008 December 2, Bas C. van Fraassen, “The perils of Perrin, in the hands of philosophers”, in Philosophical Studies, volume 143, number 1, →DOI, pages 5–24:
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| testabilities | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (3)
fa آزمونپذیری (the quality or state of being testable) · fi kokeiltavuus (the quality or state of being testable) · fi koeteltavuus (the quality or state of being testable)