| NOUN | cognition | reductio, reductio ad absurdum | (reduction to the absurd) a disproof by showing that the consequences of the proposition are absurd |
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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. | |
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| Synonym | reductio ad absurdum | |
| Broader | disproof, falsification, refutation | Any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something |
| Spanish | reducción al absurdo, reductio ad absurdum, reductio | |
| Catalan | reducció a l'absurd, reductio ad absurdum, reductio | |
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