Verifiability-principle
noun, Logical Positivism.
1.
the doctrine that if a nonanalytic statement is to be cognitively meaningful it must be empirically verifiable.
Read Also:
- Verifiable
verb (used with object), verified, verifying. 1. to prove the truth of, as by evidence or testimony; confirm; substantiate: Events verified his prediction. 2. to ascertain the truth or correctness of, as by examination, research, or comparison: to verify a spelling. 3. to act as ultimate proof or evidence of; serve to confirm. 4. Law. […]
- Verification
[ver-uh-fi-key-shuh n] /ˌvɛr ə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən/ noun 1. the act of verifying. 2. the state of being verified. 3. evidence that establishes or confirms the accuracy or truth of something: We could find no verification for his fantastic claims. 4. a formal assertion of the truth of something, as by oath or affidavit. 5. the […]
- Verification principle
noun 1. (in the philosophy of the logical positivists) the doctrine that nontautologous statements are meaningful only if it is in principle possible to establish empirically whether they are true or false
- Verifier
verb (used with object), verified, verifying. 1. to prove the truth of, as by evidence or testimony; confirm; substantiate: Events verified his prediction. 2. to ascertain the truth or correctness of, as by examination, research, or comparison: to verify a spelling. 3. to act as ultimate proof or evidence of; serve to confirm. 4. Law. […]
- Verifies
verb (used with object), verified, verifying. 1. to prove the truth of, as by evidence or testimony; confirm; substantiate: Events verified his prediction. 2. to ascertain the truth or correctness of, as by examination, research, or comparison: to verify a spelling. 3. to act as ultimate proof or evidence of; serve to confirm. 4. Law. […]