Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

reductio

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.01 in modern English

Syllables: re-duc-tio
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

(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

Synonyms

reductio ad absurdum

Questions

What does reductio mean?: (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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