false negative

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İngilizce - Türkçe
(Pisikoloji, Ruhbilim) yanlış negatif
İngilizce - İngilizce
A result of a test that shows as absent something that is present

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

type II error
false negatives
plural form of false negative