Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

proof by contradiction

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.43 in modern English

Syllables: proof by -con-tra-dic-tion
IPA

35

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

5

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The proof of a statement adduced by deriving a contradiction from the statement's negation.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

proofs by contradiction (plural)

Synonyms

apagoge reductio ad absurdum

Questions

What does proof by contradiction mean?: The proof of a statement adduced by deriving a contradiction from the statement's negation.

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