Plausibility
noun
The quality of being believable or trustworthy.
The plausibility of her story is what convinced the police she was telling the truth.
Often appears as...
- question the plausibility
- plausibility of a theory
noun
The quality of being believable or trustworthy.
The plausibility of her story is what convinced the police she was telling the truth.
Often appears as...
- question the plausibility
- plausibility of a theory
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Evaluate Evidence
Consider how well evidence supports something to judge its plausibility.
Given the lack of solid evidence, the plausibility of his claim is low.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Certainty
Plausibility suggests something seems reasonable, not that it's definitely true.
The detective found the plausibility of the alibi questionable, not disproven.
Pro Tip 3/3Subjectivity Involved
Different people may judge the plausibility of something differently.
Critics hotly debated the plausibility of the movie's plot.
Pro Tip 1/3Evaluate Evidence
Consider how well evidence supports something to judge its plausibility.
Given the lack of solid evidence, the plausibility of his claim is low.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Certainty
Plausibility suggests something seems reasonable, not that it's definitely true.
The detective found the plausibility of the alibi questionable, not disproven.
Pro Tip 3/3Subjectivity Involved
Different people may judge the plausibility of something differently.
Critics hotly debated the plausibility of the movie's plot.
Pro Tip 1/3Evaluate Evidence
Consider how well evidence supports something to judge its plausibility.
Given the lack of solid evidence, the plausibility of his claim is low.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Certainty
Plausibility suggests something seems reasonable, not that it's definitely true.
The detective found the plausibility of the alibi questionable, not disproven.
Pro Tip 3/3Subjectivity Involved
Different people may judge the plausibility of something differently.
Critics hotly debated the plausibility of the movie's plot.
Compare with
credibilityfeasibilitylikelihoodprobabilityrationalityrealismsoundverisimilitude
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Video examples
Titan of terror: the...
His stories often used scientific elements to lend eerie plausibility. In "The Colour out of Space," a strange meteorite falls near a farmhouse, mutating the farm into a nightmarish hellscape. Others incorporated scientific methodology into their form.
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Sebastian Seung: I am my...
For now, let me try to convince you of the plausibility of this hypothesis, that it's actually worth taking seriously. As you grow during childhood and age during adulthood, your personal identity changes slowly. Likewise, every connectome
Video examples
Titan of terror: the...
His stories often used scientific elements to lend eerie plausibility. In "The Colour out of Space," a strange meteorite falls near a farmhouse, mutating the farm into a nightmarish hellscape. Others incorporated scientific methodology into their form.
Video examples
Sebastian Seung: I am my...
For now, let me try to convince you of the plausibility of this hypothesis, that it's actually worth taking seriously. As you grow during childhood and age during adulthood, your personal identity changes slowly. Likewise, every connectome
Example 1 of 2
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Oneohtrix Point Never
American Musician
My friends and I have often discussed the plausibility of a connection between qualitatively bad music and quantifiably successful music, often citing the example of Candlebox and their paradoxical influence on culture.
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Shweta Basu Prasad
Indian Actress
To imagine the undiscovered is both thrilling and scary, yet fascinating to think about the plausibility of life on a new planet.
Quote examples
Oneohtrix Point Never
American Musician
My friends and I have often discussed the plausibility of a connection between qualitatively bad music and quantifiably successful music, often citing the example of Candlebox and their paradoxical influence on culture.
Quote examples
Shweta Basu Prasad
Indian Actress
To imagine the undiscovered is both thrilling and scary, yet fascinating to think about the plausibility of life on a new planet.
Example 1 of 2
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