falsification method
[/fɔːlsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən ˈmeθəd/]
nounpl: falsification methods
método de falsificação
1. A systematic technique or procedure used to alter, forge, or create fraudulent copies of documents, signatures, currency, or other materials
The investigator discovered the falsification method involved using advanced scanning and printing technology.
O investigador descobriu que o método de falsificação envolvia o uso de tecnologia avançada de digitalização e impressão.
2. In philosophy and science, a procedure or approach used to test the validity of a hypothesis by attempting to disprove it
Karl Popper's falsification method is central to the scientific approach.
O método de falsificação de Karl Popper é central para a abordagem científica.
3. A process of identifying or exposing something as false or fraudulent
The bank implemented new security measures to prevent any falsification method.
O banco implementou novas medidas de segurança para prevenir qualquer método de falsificação.
The term is commonly used in Brazilian legal, banking, and security sectors to describe criminal techniques. In scientific contexts, particularly in Brazilian universities, 'método de falsificação' is associated with Popperian philosophy of science. In the USA, it's also prominently used in academic discussions of scientific methodology and epistemology.
NYC Slang
fake game, con job, or grift technique
Related Idioms & Phrases
caught red-handed using falsification methods
expose a falsification method
master of falsification methods
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