false positive in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for false positive in the English»Italian Dictionary

false positive [ˌfɔːls ˈpɒzɪtɪv, ˌfɔls ˈpɑzədɪv] N

false positive

falso positivo m

Translations for false positive in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.positive [Brit ˈpɒzɪtɪv, Am ˈpɑzədɪv] ADJ

1. positive (affirmative):

positive answer

affermativo, positivo

2. positive (optimistic):

positive message, person, response, attitude, tone

positivo, ottimista

to be positive about idea, proposal

accogliere [qc] favorevolmente

positive thinking

atteggiamento positivo

to think positive

pensare positivo

3. positive (constructive):

positive contribution, effect

positivo

positive progress

effettivo

positive advantage, good

reale

these measures could do some positive good

questi provvedimenti potrebbero essere davvero utili

4. positive (pleasant):

positive association, experience, feeling

positivo

5. positive (sure):

positive proof, fact

certo, innegabile

positive identification

certo

to be positive

essere sicuro (about di; that che)

positive!

sicuro!

6. positive (forceful):

positive action, measure

concreto

positive kick, shot

secco

positive order

categorico

7. positive MED:

positive reaction, result, test

positivo

8. positive:

positive CHEM, ELECTRON, MATH, PHOTO, PHYS

positivo

9. positive (extreme):

positive pleasure, disgrace, outrage

vero

positive genius

autentico

II.positive [Brit ˈpɒzɪtɪv, Am ˈpɑzədɪv] N

1. positive LING:

positive

grado m positivo

in the positive

di grado positivo

2. positive PHOTO:

positive

positivo m

positive

positiva f

3. positive MATH:

positive

numero m positivo

4. positive ELEC:

positive

polo m positivo

false [Brit fɔːls, fɒls, Am fɔls] ADJ

1. false:

false (mistaken) impression, idea, information

falso

false belief

erroneo

false (proved wrong) allegations, rumour, statement

falso

their fears, expectations may well prove false

i loro timori, le loro speranze potrebbero dimostrarsi infondati, infondate

a false sense of security

un falso senso di sicurezza

2. false (fraudulent):

false banknotes, passport, tax returns, name, address

falso

to give false information LAW

dare informazioni false

to give false evidence LAW

apportare prove false

to bear false witness LAW

prestare falsa testimonianza

charged with false accounting ADMIN, LAW

accusato di falsificazione contabile

3. false (artificial):

false eyelashes, nose, hem

finto

4. false (affected, disloyal):

false person

falso

false positive in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for false positive in the English»Italian Dictionary

positive [ˈpɑ:·zə·t̬ɪv] ADJ

1. positive a. ELEC, MATH:

positive

positivo, -a

positive criticism

critica f costruttiva

to think positive

pensare in modo positivo

2. positive MED:

HIV positive

sieropositivo, -a (al virus HIV)

3. positive (certain):

positive

certo, -a

positive

sicuro, -a

positive proof

conclusivo, -a

to be positive about sth

essere certo di qc

(absolutely) positive!

assolutamente!

4. positive (complete):

positive

autentico, -a

a positive miracle

un vero miracolo

I.false [fɔ:ls] ADJ

1. false (untrue):

false idea, information

falso, -a

a false dawn

un falso allarme m

false economy

finto risparmio m

false move

mossa f falsa

to take a false step

fare un passo falso

a false pregnancy MED, PSYCH

gravidanza f isterica

to give a false impression

fare un'impressione sbagliata

to raise false hopes

suscitare false speranze

2. false (artificial):

false beard, eyelashes

finto, -a

a false bottom

un doppio fondo m

3. false name, address, identity:

false

falso, -a

to give false evidence in court LAW

testimoniare il falso in tribunale

false accounting LAW, FIN

falso m in bilancio

under false colors liter

sotto mentite spoglie

under false pretenses

con l'inganno

4. false (insincere):

false smile, laugh, manner

falso, -a

to put on a false front

fingere

false modesty

falsa modestia f

5. false liter (disloyal):

a false friend

un falso amico

II.false [fɔ:ls] ADV

to play sb false

ingannare qu

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

These vary in effectiveness, usually failing from high false positive alarms, poor database configuration, or lack of active intrusion monitoring.

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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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The probability of a false positive is the probability of randomly guessing correctly all 25 times.

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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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By skipping the cheep swab test and shoving you straight to the drugs van they throw away that 1/3 chance of a false positive.

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Additionally, 200 women will suffer from significant psychological stress due to false positive results.

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

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This can give a false positive result of the test.

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By contrast genome-wide association appear close to the reverse, with only one false positive for every 100 or more false-negatives.

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