REDUCTIO AD ABSURDUM
Dictionary entry overview: What does reductio ad absurdum mean? • REDUCTIO AD ABSURDUM (noun)
The noun REDUCTIO AD ABSURDUM has 1 sense:
1. (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
Familiarity information: REDUCTIO AD ABSURDUM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• REDUCTIO AD ABSURDUM (noun)
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
reductio; reductio ad absurdum
Hypernyms ("reductio ad absurdum" is a kind of...):
disproof; falsification; refutation (any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something)
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