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false positive

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˌfalse ˈpositive noun [countable]  something that is wrongly thought or shown to be a particular thing, especially after a scientific test or research 假阳性;错误判断〔尤指科学试验或研究结果〕 50% of the 170 compounds were judged to be carcinogenic, but some of these might be false positives.170种化合物中有50%被断定致癌,但有些可能是判断错误。 Many substances give false positive reactions in allergy skin testing. 许多物质在皮肤过敏试验中出现假阳性反应。
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false positive
ˌfalse ˈpositive noun [countable]
something that is wrongly thought or shown to be a particular thing, especially after a scientific test or research:
    50% of the 170 compounds were judged to be carcinogenic, but some of these might be false positives.
    Many substances give false positive reactions in allergy skin testing.