Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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disproof | Yes | No | No | No |
reductio ad absurdum | Yes | No | No | No |
disproof (noun) | reductio ad absurdum (noun) |
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the act of determining that something is false | (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 |
any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something |