English
Noun
false positive (Plural: false positives)

#An incorrect result of a test which erroneously detects something when in fact it is not present.
#:A false positive from a cancer screening test will unnecessarily frighten a healthy person, a false negative will deprive them of timely treatment.
#: A false positive can be returned on a password checking algorithm when the password is tested ageist a dictionary but the password does not contain a dictionary word.

See also
false negative

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