False Negative
nounverified·updated Aug 28, 2026
1. An instance in which a security tool intended to detect a particular threat fails to do so. 2. Incorrectly classifying malicious activity as benign.
MWEFalse Negative
Senses
Classification: True vs. False and Positive vs. Negative
an outcome where the model incorrectly predicts the negative class.
National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence: The Final Report
An example in which the predictive model mistakenly classifies an item as in the negative class.
Trustworthy Machine Learning
A false negative is denying an applicant who should be approved
Classifications
Entity Type
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- Type II error (in statistics)
- plural
- False Negatives
- possessive
- False Negative's
- pluralpossessive
- False Negatives'