What did Pauli jokingly term'not even wrong'?
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The term "unfalsifiable theories" was coined by physicist Wolfgang Pauli as a criticism of certain scientific ideas that are not based on empirical evidence or logical reasoning. These theories cannot be tested or disproven through experimentation, rendering them scientifically invalid. Pauli famously dismissed such theories as "not even wrong," emphasizing the importance of scientific rigor and the falsifiability criterion in advancing scientific knowledge.
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