REDUCTIO

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

(reduction to the absurd) a disproof by showing that the consequences of the proposition are absurd; or a proof of a proposition by showing that its negation leads to a contradiction

Synonyms:

reductio; reductio ad absurdum

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("reductio" is a kind of...):

disproof; falsification; refutation (any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something)

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