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Re:LHC physicists embrace brute-force approach to particle hunt by empath75 on Wednesday August 15, 2018 @09:41AM (#17765925)
To demonstrate the importance of null results:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelson%E2%80%93Morley_exper...

> i didn't prove it yet. but that doesn't disprove it

A null result actually disproves a theory.

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Re:LHC physicists embrace brute-force approach to particle hunt by amelius on Wednesday August 15, 2018 @01:05PM (#17767687)
That's not a null result, but a negative result. A null result is a result that tells you nothing new (by definition). At least, according to the parlance in this thread.
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