SIR KARL RAIMUND POPPER

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• SIR KARL RAIMUND POPPER (noun)
  The noun SIR KARL RAIMUND POPPER has 1 sense:

1. British philosopher (born in Austria) who argued that scientific theories can never be proved to be true, but are tested by attempts to falsify them (1902-1994)

  Familiarity information: SIR KARL RAIMUND POPPER used as a noun is very rare.

• SIR KARL RAIMUND POPPER (noun)

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Meaning:

British philosopher (born in Austria) who argued that scientific theories can never be proved to be true, but are tested by attempts to falsify them (1902-1994)

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Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Karl Popper; Popper; Sir Karl Raimund Popper

Hypernyms ("Sir Karl Raimund Popper" is a kind of...):

philosopher (a specialist in philosophy)