false positive

noun

Meaning

A result of a test that shows as present something that is absent.
Type I error

Etymology / origin

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Related words

pseudoreaction(English)diagnostic overshadowing(English)pseudopathology(English)pseudocyesis(English)pseudoinfection(English)pseudopregnancy(English)pseudodeficiency(English)false pregnancy(English)

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