provability
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- noun
- /prəˈvuːəˌbɪlɪti/
- Specialized
:
demostrabilidad
- But, you know, this is arguing within any particular formal system of provability, you know, this is going to be true.
Examples
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The scientist emphasized the importance of provability when presenting her new hypothesis.
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Therefore, existence is not always dependent on provability.
Blog text (24) -
We know, with specificity and provability, that Ayman Al Zawahiri was the person who led, organized, and coordinated the protest against the U.S. Embassy in Cairo.
Blog text (12) -
Maybe John Henry did swing two twenty-pound hammers in a nineteen-foot arc, but the scientific provability or disprovability of the particulars of the story (really many stories) seems out of place when dealing with a legend.
Academic text (1997) -
His theory's provability has become a central topic of debate among mathematicians.
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In legal cases, the provability of evidence can determine the outcome of a trial.
Synonyms
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Ability to check and show that something is true
Ability to be shown or proved
How well a claim or idea can be proved from facts
How easily something can be shown to be true
How Deducible
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Provability comes from the verb prove, and you can see the same root in proof. Both come from Latin probare meaning 'to test' or 'to prove'. So provability is the quality of being able to be tested or shown to be true.