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Fiche 1,  Justifications,  Anglais

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF

... a previously unkown factor that is hypothesized in order to account for discrepancies between theoretical expectations and observed facts[.]  1, fiche 1, Anglais, - countervailing%20tendency

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Popper's attack on countervailing tendencies derives from the fact that it is always possible to save a theory from false consequences by referring to factors not accounted for in the theory. But he believes that such appeals reduce or eliminate the empirical content of the theory.  1, fiche 1, Anglais, - countervailing%20tendency

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

countervailing tendency: designation usually used in the plural.  2, fiche 1, Anglais, - countervailing%20tendency

Fiche 1,  Justifications,  Français

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

ajustement compensatoire : désignation habituellement utilisée au pluriel.  2, fiche 1, Français, - ajustement%20compensatoire

Fiche 1,  Justifications,  Espagnol