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The statistical error (said to be of the first kind or alpha error) made in testing an hypothesis when it is concluded that a treatment or intervention is effective when it really is not. Sometimes referred to as a false positive.


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[usually passive] to be more concerned with making money from something than about its quality - used to show disapproval
::Christmas has become so commercialized.
to sell something completely new to the public for the first time
::Some space launches will be commercialized to help pay for more space research.
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