reductio


Definition: Meaning of, reductio in English to English dictionary.

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  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
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  • reductio ad absurdum (noun)
    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
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