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false positive

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A result of a test that shows as present something that is absent.
  2. A type I error.

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Examples

“A false positive from a cancer screening test⟳ will unnecessarily frighten⟳ a healthy person; a false negative will deprive them of timely treatment.”
“A false positive can be returned on a password checking algorithm when the password is tested against a dictionary but the password does not contain⟳ a dictionary word.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

false potato beetle false pregnancy false pretence false pretense false primary false quarter

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