reductio ad absurdum
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(noun) (reduction to the absurd) a disproof by showing that the consequences of the proposition are absurd |
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Related Words: disproof, falsification, refutation |
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(noun) a logical proof of a proposition by showing that its negation leads to a contradiction |
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Related Words: demonstration, logical proof |
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