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You can't disprove a null, just fail to reject the null. Failing to find the Higgs would not have provided evidence that the Higgs did not exist.
by SubiculumCode 10y ago
You can't disprove a null, just fail to reject the null. Failing to find the Higgs would not have provided evidence that the Higgs did not exist.
- ThePhysicist 10y agoYes, exactly! That's why finding unknown particles is so interesting, as it can invalidate a given theory.