false negative
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false negative
- /ˈfɔːls ˈnɛɡətɪv/ UK
- /ˈfɒls ˈnɛɡətɪv/ UK
- /ˈfɔls ˈnɛɡətɪv/ US
- /ˈfɑls ˈnɛɡətɪv/ US
- /-ɾɪv/ US
noun false negatives
- A result of a test that shows as absent something that is present. While a false positive from a cancer screening test will unnecessarily frighten a healthy person, a false negative will deprive them of timely treatment.
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A type II error (“accepting the null hypothesis when it is false”).
Statisticians sometimes refer to false negative results as Type II errors. Type II errors cannot be controlled explicitly, but are controlled implicitly via the experimental design.
Similar: FN
Opposite: false positive
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Opposite: false positive
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noun result of a test that shows as absent something that is present
| Español | falso negativo |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 偽陰性 |
| 中文 | 偽陰性 /伪阴性 wèiyīnxìng, 假阴性 jiǎyīnxìng |
| Português | falso negativo |
| Français | faux négatif |
| Ελληνικά | ψευδώς αρνητικό psevdós arnitikó |
| Русский | ложноотрица́тельный результа́т ložnootricátelʹnyj rezulʹtát |
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title = {false negative},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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