false positive in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for false positive in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Translations for false positive in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.positive [Am ˈpɑzədɪv, Brit ˈpɒzɪtɪv] ADJ

II.positive [Am ˈpɑzədɪv, Brit ˈpɒzɪtɪv] N

false1 [Am fɔls, Brit fɔːls, fɒls] ADJ

false → play, → ring

See also ring2, ring1, play

I.ring2 [Am rɪŋ, Brit rɪŋ] N

II.ring2 <pt rang, pp rung> [Am rɪŋ, Brit rɪŋ] VB intr

III.ring2 <pt rang, pp rung> [Am rɪŋ, Brit rɪŋ] VB trans

I.ring1 [Am rɪŋ, Brit rɪŋ] N

II.ring1 <pt & pp ringed> [Am rɪŋ, Brit rɪŋ] VB trans

I.play [Am pleɪ, Brit pleɪ] N

1. play (amuse oneself):

false positive in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for false positive in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Translations for false positive in the English»Spanish Dictionary

positive [ˈpɒzətɪv, Am ˈpɑ:zət̬ɪv] ADJ

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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However, if caesarean section is to be used, failure to draw the sample prior to that will result in a 2% false positive rate.
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This might cause a false positive test in tests looking for carcinoid syndrome.
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A false alarm (or false positive) is when the alarms go off when a person passes through the gate without having stolen any merchandise.
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A false positive is when a participant mistakenly believes that they observed a specific social cue in the vignette shown to them.
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They are adjusted automatically at every iteration, with the cost of a false positive set higher than that of a false negative.
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As these are screening tests only, false positive results will occur.
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A false positive result does not indicate a condition of significant risk to health.
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The nitrate compounds may generate nitric oxide, an important signal molecule that can give a false positive.
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The test result may incorrectly show positive for those without disease (false positive), or negative for people who have the condition (false negative).
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This can give a false positive result of the test.
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