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unconfirmed method

[ʌnkənˈfɜrmd ˈmeθəd]
nounpl: unconfirmed methods
método não confirmado
1. A procedure or technique that has not yet been verified, validated, or officially approved by relevant authorities or scientific consensus
The laboratory refused to use the unconfirmed method until it had been properly tested and peer-reviewed.
O laboratório recusou-se a usar o método não confirmado até que fosse devidamente testado e revisado por pares.
2. A process or approach whose effectiveness, safety, or reliability has not been established through formal verification
Doctors warned patients against unconfirmed methods for treating the disease.
Os médicos alertaram os pacientes contra métodos não confirmados para tratar a doença.
Synonyms
unverified methodunproven methoduntested methodexperimental methodunvalidated method
Antonyms
confirmed methodproven methodvalidated methodestablished methodverified method

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
método não confirmado
Standard usage in Brazilian Portuguese
São Paulo
método não confirmado / método ainda não validado
Common in academic and medical contexts
Portugal
método não confirmado / método não validado
Standard usage in European Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

unconfirmed method of treatment
unconfirmed scientific method
unconfirmed working method
rely on an unconfirmed method
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