よき理論というものは、観察によればだいたいのところ誤りや不正確であるとされるような多くの予言を生み出すという事実によって特徴づけられる。

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English Translation

A good theory is characterized by the fact that it makes a number of predictions that could in principle be disproved or falsified by observation.

Furigana

よき理論(りろん)というものは、観察(かんさつ)によればだいたいのところ誤(あやま)りや不(ふ)正確(せいかく)であるとされるような多(おお)くの予言(よげん)を生(う)み出(だ)すという事実(じじつ)によって特徴(とくちょう)づけられる。

Romanji

Yoki riron toiu mono wa, kansatsu ni yoreba daitai no tokoro ayamari ya fu seikaku de aru to sareru yōna ōku no yogen o umidasu toiu jijitsu niyotte tokuchō zukerareru.

Words

良い (よい)

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable; sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared; profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial; OK

理論 (りろん)

theory

と言う (という、とゆう)

called; named; as many as; as much as; all X; every X

者 (もの、もん)

person

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

観察 (かんさつ)

observation; survey

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

因る (よる)

to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from; to be based at (a location, an organization); to be headquartered at

大体 (だいたい)

outline; main point; gist; general; substantially; approximately; about; in the first place; to begin with; from the start

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

所 (ところ、とこ)

place; spot; scene; site; address; district; area; locality; one's house; point; part; space; room; whereupon; as a result; about to; on the verge of; was just doing; was in the process of doing; have just done; just finished doing

誤り (あやまり)

error; mistake; slip; bug

や (や)

such things as (non-exhaustive list related to a specific time and place); and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; punctuational exclamation in haiku, renga, etc.; interjection expressing surprise; hi; plain copula; yes; what?; indicates a question

不 (ふ)

un-; non-; negative prefix

正確 (せいかく)

accurate; punctual; exact; authentic; veracious

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

様だ (ようだ)

(usu. at sentence-end) seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; indicates hope, wish, request or mild command

多く (おおく)

many; much; largely; abundantly; mostly

予言 (よげん)

prediction; prophecy; prognostication

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

生み出す (うみだす)

to create; to bring forth; to produce; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear

事実 (じじつ)

fact; truth; reality

に因って (によって)

according to; by (means of); due to; because of

特徴 (とくちょう)

feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction

点ける (つける)

to turn on; to switch on; to light up