testable
Able to verify
Testable describes something that can be examined, verified, or put to a trial.
A testable hypothesis can be confirmed or disproven through experiment: The claim isn't testable without controlled conditions.
In software development, testable code is structured so its behavior can be systematically checked.
The word often distinguishes rigorous claims from speculation—if it's not testable, it's not science.
Testable proposed explanation
- falsifiableCapable of being disproven
- empiricalBased on observation, not theory
- replicableCapable of being duplicated
- observableCapable of being detected
measurable · quantifiable · controlled · variable · experiment · validation · evidence · methodology
Quality of being useful
- viabilityCapacity to succeed
- implementableAble to be enacted
- workableAble to be implemented
- achievableAble to be accomplished
doable · executable · manageable · actionable · operational · functional · applicable · realistic
Standard for comparison
- criteriaStandards for judgment
- specificationsStated requirements and parameters
- protocolPrescribed conduct rules
- metricsStandards for assessment
parameters · baseline · assessment · evaluation · compliance · pass-fail · threshold · acceptance
Confident statement of fact
- debuggingError removal from programs
- automationSelf-operating system design
- regressionReturn to former state
- integrationCombining into a whole
QA · bug · validation · mock · specification
hypothesis
Testable proposed explanation
- falsifiableCapable of being disproven
- empiricalBased on observation, not theory
- replicableCapable of being duplicated
observable · measurable · quantifiable · controlled · variable · experiment · validation · evidence · methodology · data
practicality
Quality of being useful
- viabilityCapacity to succeed
- implementableAble to be enacted
- workableAble to be implemented
achievable · doable · executable · manageable · actionable · operational · functional · applicable · realistic · attainable
benchmark
Standard for comparison
- criteriaStandards for judgment
- specificationsStated requirements and parameters
- protocolPrescribed conduct rules
metrics · parameters · baseline · assessment · evaluation · compliance · pass-fail · threshold · acceptance · certification
assertion
Confident statement of fact
- debuggingError removal from programs
- automationSelf-operating system design
- regressionReturn to former state
integration · QA · bug · validation · mock · specification
- lab qualitiessterile, calibrated, controlled, precise, accurate
- measurable qualitiesmeasurable, countable, calculable, numerical, computable
- convenientconvenient, easy, effortless, handy, hassle-free
- practicalpractical, pragmatic, realistic, sensible, reasonable
testableuntestable
Cannot be proven false
unfalsifiable · unverifiable · unprovable · speculative · metaphysical
testableuntestable
Cannot be proven false
unmeasurable · unobservable · inaccessible · unquantifiable · intangible