falsificationism

n. the position that (a) the disproving, rather than proving, of hypotheses is the basic procedure of scientific investigation and the chief means by which scientific knowledge is advanced; and (b) falsifiability is the property that distinguishes scientific claims from truth claims of other kinds, such as those of metaphysics or political ideology. [introduced by Austrian-born British philosopher Karl Popper (1902–1994)] —falsificationist adj.

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May 8th 2024

distractibility

n. difficulty in maintaining attention or a tendency to be easily diverted from the matter at hand. Excessive distractibility is frequently found in children with learning disorders or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and in people experiencing manic or hypomanic episodes.