false negative

短语

[医]假阴性

发音

UK /ˈfɔːls ˈnɛɡətɪv/
AU
UK /ˈfɒls ˈnɛɡətɪv/
US /ˈfɔls ˈnɛɡətɪv/
US /ˈfɑls ˈnɛɡətɪv/
US /-ɾɪv/

词形变化

false negatives 复数 false negatives

别名

FN

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A type II error (“accepting the null hypothesis when it is false”).

    数学
  2. 2.

    A result of a test that shows as absent something that is present.

    伪阴性

    假阴性

    While a false positive from a cancer screening test will unnecessarily frighten a healthy person, a false negative will deprive them of timely treatment.