For the sophisticated falsificationist a scientific theory T is falsified if and only if another theory T' has been proposed with the following characteristics

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(2) T' explains the previous success of T, that is, all the unrefuted content of T is included (within the limits of observable error) in the content of T'; and | (3) some of the excess content of T' is corroborated. | Lakatos (1978, p. 31) cited in: Jean Pierre Colson (1989) Krashens Monitortheorie. p. 40.

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For the sophisticated falsificationist a scientific theory T is falsified if and only if another theory T' has been proposed with the following characteristics

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