(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. Synonym: reductio ad absurdum.
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Words linked to "Reductio" : disproof, falsification, reductio ad absurdum, refutation |
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