Definitions for: Reductio


[n] (reduction to the absurd) a disproof by showing that the consequences of the proposition are absurd; or a proff of a proposition by showing that its negation leads to a contradiction



Synonyms: reductio ad absurdum

See Also: disproof, falsification, refutation

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