{
  "slug": "false-positive-rate",
  "term": "False positive rate",
  "definition": "The share of reported findings that are not real, exploitable bugs. Benchmarks that count only recall against a curated bug list cannot measure it.",
  "detail": [
    "Nethermind made the point about EVMbench: a tool can score well on recall while burying users in invalid findings. zkSecurity's HumanityLink engagement showed a threat-model file cutting false positives from 14 of 33 findings to 2, which is why the checklist asks whether scope input measurably reduces noise."
  ],
  "page": "https://agentsast.com/glossary/false-positive-rate/",
  "updated": "2026-09-13"
}