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Popper

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Noun

1. karl popper, popper, sir karl raimund popper

British philosopher (born in Austria) who argued that scientific theories can never be proved to be true, but are tested by attempts to falsify them (1902-1994)

2. popper

a container of stimulant drug (amyl nitrate or butyl nitrite)

3. popper

a container for cooking popcorn

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Popper

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noun
1. 
a person or thing that pops
2. British an informal name for press stud
3. mainly US and Canadian
a container for cooking popcorn in
4. slang
an amyl nitrite capsule, which is crushed and its contents inhaled by drug users as a stimulant
noun
Sir Karl. 1902–94, British philosopher, born in Vienna. In The Logic of Scientific Discovery (1934), he proposes that knowledge cannot be absolutely confirmed, but rather that science progresses by the experimental refutation of the current theory and its consequent replacement by a new theory, equally provisional but covering more of the known data. The Open Society and its Enemies (1945) is a critique of dogmatic political philosophies, such as Marxism. Other works are The Poverty of Historicism (1957), Conjectures and Refutations (1963), and Objective Knowledge (1972)

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Popper

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Sirˈ Karl Raiˌmund (ˈʀaɪˌmʊnt) ; rīˈmoontˌ) 1902-94; Brit. philosopher, born in Austria
noun
1. 
a person or thing that pops
2.  US
a covered wire basket or pan for popping corn
3.  US, Slang
a capsule containing amyl nitrite or, now more commonly, butyl nitrite, used as a stimulant

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Popper

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Austrian-born British philosopher known for his contributions to the understanding of scientific reasoning and for his critique of historicism. His works include The Logic of Scientific Discovery (1934) and The Open Society and Its Enemies (1945).
n.
1. One that pops.
2. A container or pan for making popcorn.
3. Slang An ampoule of amyl nitrite or butyl nitrite, used illicitly to induce euphoria and enhance sexual stimulation.

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