reductio ad absurdum (n)
reductio (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 09
def (reduction to the absurd) a disproof by showing that the consequences of the proposition are absurd
def or a proof of a proposition by showing that its negation leads to a contradiction
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Hypernym disproof, falsification, refutation
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Hyponym disproof, falsification, refutation

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