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testable
This term carries a strong association with the scientific method and rigorous verification. It describes a state of openness to empirical scrutiny, where a claim is structured such that a specific observation could potentially refute it. In academic and scientific discourse, it is often used as a prerequisite for validity, distinguishing a legitimate hypothesis from a mere speculation or a matter of faith.
In technical fields like software engineering, the word shifts toward a practical quality of design. Here, it refers to the modularity or accessibility of a system that allows developers to isolate components and verify their correctness. It implies a level of transparency and predictability in the system's architecture that facilitates debugging and quality assurance.
Meanings
Capable of being proven or disproven through an experiment or observation.
Examples
A scientific hypothesis must be testable to be considered valid.
A scientific hypothesis must be testable to be considered valid.
Is this theory actually testable or is it just a philosophical guess?
We need to make the requirements more testable so the QA team can verify them.
The code is not currently testable because it lacks a modular structure.
I wonder if this claim is even testable with our current technology.
The professor insisted that every thesis statement be clear and testable.
Make sure the design is testable before we move to the production phase.
The detective looked for a testable lead that could be proven in court.