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title: False negative (in screening)
description: "When a screening test scores negative, i.e. below some cutting point, but the person does have the problem. See [screening](https://www.psyctc.org/psyctc/glossary2/screening/)."
url: "https://www.psyctc.org/psyctc/glossary2/false-negative-in-screening/"
updated: "2023-08-23"
category: All OM book glossary entries
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# False negative (in screening)

When a screening test scores negative, i.e. below some cutting point, but the person does have the problem. See [screening](https://www.psyctc.org/psyctc/glossary2/screening/).