Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

infinite regress

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.62 in modern English

Syllables: in-finite regress
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A regress into an infinite sequence of propositions in an attempt to found the truth of the proposition Pᵢ on the truth of the proposition Pᵢ₊₁.

Inflected Forms

infinite regresses (plural)

Questions

What does infinite regress mean?: A regress into an infinite sequence of propositions in an attempt to found the truth of the proposition Pᵢ on the truth of the proposition Pᵢ₊₁.

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