false positive in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for false positive in the English»French Dictionary

false positive [ˌfɔːls ˈpɒzɪtɪv, Amˌfɔls ˈpɑzədɪv] N MED

false positive

résultat m faussement positif

false positive

faux m positif

Translations for false positive in the English»French Dictionary

I.positive [Brit ˈpɒzɪtɪv, Am ˈpɑzədɪv] N

1. positive LING:

positive

affirmatif m

positive

degré m affirmatif

in the positive

à la forme affirmative

2. positive PHOTO:

positive

positif m

3. positive MATH:

positive

nombre m positif

4. positive ELEC:

positive

positif m

positive

pôle m positif

II.positive [Brit ˈpɒzɪtɪv, Am ˈpɑzədɪv] ADJ

1. positive (affirmative):

positive answer

positif/-ive

2. positive (optimistic):

positive message, person, response, attitude, tone

positif/-ive

to be positive about idea, proposal

être enthousiaste à propos de

positive thinking

manière f de voir les choses de façon positive

to think positive

voir les choses de façon positive

3. positive (constructive):

positive contribution, effect, progress

positif/-ive

positive advantage, good

réel/réelle

these measures could do some positive good

ces mesures pourraient produire un bien réel

4. positive (pleasant):

positive association, experience, feeling

positif/-ive

5. positive (sure):

positive identification, proof

formel/-elle

positive fact

indéniable

to be positive

être sûr (about de, that que)

positive!

certain!

6. positive (forceful):

positive action, measure

catégorique

positive kick, shot

sec/sèche

positive order

formel/-elle

7. positive MED:

positive reaction, result, test

positif/-ive

8. positive:

positive CHEM, ELECTRON, MATH, PHOTO, PHYS

positif/-ive

9. positive (extreme):

positive attr pleasure

pur

positive attr disgrace, outrage

véritable

positive attr genius

véritable

false [Brit fɔːls, fɒls, Am fɔls] ADJ

1. false after n:

false (mistaken) impression, idea, information

faux/fausse

false belief

erroné

false (proved wrong) allegations, rumour, statement

faux/fausse

their fears/expectations may well prove false

il se peut fort bien que leurs craintes/espoirs s'avèrent sans fondement

a false sense of security

une fausse impression de sécurité

2. false (fraudulent):

false banknotes, passport

faux/fausse

false tax returns, name, address

faux/fausse

to give false information LAW

donner de faux renseignements

to give false evidence LAW

faire un faux témoignage

to bear false witness LAW

porter un faux témoignage

charged with false accounting LAW

inculpé de faux en écritures

3. false (artificial):

false eyelashes, nose, hem

faux/fausse

false attr floor, ceiling

faux/fausse

4. false person (affected, disloyal):

false

faux/fausse

false positive in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for false positive in the English»French Dictionary

positive [ˈpɒzətɪv, Am ˈpɑ:zət̬ɪv] ADJ

1. positive (certain):

positive

certain(e)

positive evidence

concret(-ète)

are you quite positive?

êtes-vous sûr?

to be positive about sth

être sûr de qc

2. positive (giving cause for hope):

positive attitude, response

positif(-ive)

positive criticism

constructif(-ive)

to think positive

voir les choses de façon positive

they were positive about the idea

ils étaient enthousiastes pour l'idée

3. positive MED, MATH, ELEC:

positive

positif(-ive)

4. positive (complete):

positive miracle, outrage

véritable

I.false [fɔ:ls] ADJ a. fig

false

faux(fausse)

a false alarm

une fausse alerte

a false imprisonment

une détention arbitraire

a false bottom

un double fond

II.false [fɔ:ls] ADV

to play sb false

trahir qn

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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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Screening can lead to false positive results and subsequent invasive procedures.

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It needs to be manually calculated to arrive at the taste threshold and carry out the false positive tests.

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In this situation, very high false positive rates are expected unless multiple comparisons adjustments are made.

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Screening can lead to substantial false positive result and subsequent invasive procedures.

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Given the relative costs of failing to spot an agent, the mechanism is said to be hyperactive, producing a large number of false positive errors.

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As these are screening tests only, false positive results will occur.

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If conversion is incomplete, the subsequent analysis will incorrectly interpret the unconverted unmethylated cytosines as methylated cytosines, resulting in false positive results for methylation.

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This can give a false positive result of the test.

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A false positive in this case occurs when the person tests positive, but actually does not have the disease.

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