Statistical tests always involve a trade-off between: 1  the acceptable level of false positives (in which a non-match is declared to be a match) and. 2  the acceptable level of false negatives (in which an actual match is not detected).
transitive verb. 1 : to divorce or separate formally from (a woman) 2 : to refuse to have anything to do with : disown. 3a : to refuse to accept; especially : to reject as unauthorized or as having no binding force repudiate a contractb : to reject as untrue or unjust repudiate a charge.
repatriate - send someone back to his homeland against his will, as of refugees. extradite, deport, deliver - hand over to the authorities of another country; They extradited the fugitive to his native country so he could be tried there 2. repatriate - admit back into the country allow in, intromit, let in, admit - allow to enter; grant entry to; We cannot admit non-members into our club building; This pipe admits air exile, expatriate, deport - expel from a country; The poet was exiled because he signed a letter protesting the government's actions