false positive (FP) (de.: falsch positiv)

A model prediction where the model of a binary classification incorrectly predicts positive when negative would be correct.

See also:

• true positive
• true negative
• false negative

ISO/IEC TR 29119-11:2020 incorrect reporting of a pass when in reality it is a failure

Note 1 to entry: This is also known as a Type I error.

EXAMPLE The referee awards a goal that was offside and so should not have been awarded.

ISTQB - CTAI Syllabus An ML model prediction in which the model mistakenly predicts the positive class

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author = {{AI-Glossary.org}},
title = {{false positive (FP)}},
howpublished = "https://www.ai-glossary.org/index.php?p=13kn6w4\&l=en",
year = "2024",
note = "online, accessed: 2024-10-30" }