| NOM | cognition | reducció a l'absurd, reductio ad absurdum, reductio | (reduction to the absurd) a disproof by showing that the consequences of the proposition are absurd |
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| Sentit | (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. | |
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| Sinònims | reductio ad absurdum, reductio | |
| Anglès | reductio ad absurdum, reductio | |
| Espanyol | reducción al absurdo, reductio ad absurdum, reductio | |
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