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verifiability

verifiability

1 7.6
Ability to check and show that something is true
  • noun
  • /ˌvɛrɪfaɪəˈbɪlɪti/
  • Specialized
: verificabilidad
  • To maintain the integrity of their information, journalists must ensure the verifiability of their sources.
  • verifiability and falsifiability

They fail the criterion of verifiability.

Examples

  • Both groups are concerned about the verifiability of results from electronic voting machines.

    Blog text (3)

  • Wikipedia's standards for inclusion relevant to your comment are "verifiability and neutrality."

    Blog text (28)

  • But even with rigorous references, verifiability can be hard.

    Blog text (16)

  • Two other characteristics of information unlikely to be affected by the nature of the taxonomy are verifiability and neutrality.

    Academic text (2002)

  • Thus, an active role for the intelligence community in detecting violations and advising on the verifiability of proposed agreements remains essential.

    Academic text (1996)

  • Scientific skeptics attempt to evaluate claims based on verifiability and falsifiability and discourage accepting claims on faith or anecdotal evidence.

    Blog text (28)

  • Shachaf compares Wikipedia's reference desk services to traditional reference desk services using the SERVQUAL quality variables: reliability (accuracy, completeness, and verifiability), responsiveness, and assurance.

    Academic text (2012)

  • The verifiability of scientific research is crucial for building trust in its findings.

  • Verifiability is an important aspect of academic writing, as it helps establish the credibility of the claims made.

Synonyms

testability
vsverifiability
  • Specialized
1 6.3

How easy it is to check something like a theory or product

is about being shown true in general, not only by tests
provability
vsverifiability
  • Specialized
1 8.6

Being able to show that a statement is true using logical steps

covers confirmation outside strict formal proof
confirmability
vsverifiability
  • Specialized
1 7.7

How easily something can be shown to be true

is the wider ability to be shown true in many ways
ascertainability
vsverifiability
1 8.9

How easy it is to find out or know something

focuses on being shown true rather than merely discovered
demonstrability
vsverifiability
  • Specialized
1 7.6

Ability to be shown or proved

is confirmed in other ways beyond logical proof

How Verifiable

provability
  • Specialized
1 8.6
verifiability
  • Specialized
1 7.6

Surface Forms

verifiability singular
verifiabilities plural

Morphology

verifiability = verifiable (transparent) = verify + able + ity

Formed by productive suffixation: verify -> verifiable (‑able) -> verifiability (‑ity), so the meaning is directly derived from the base verb.

Etymology

The word verifiability is made from verify and the ending -ability. Verify comes from an old Latin word verus that means 'true', so verifiability is the quality of something that 'can be shown to be true'.