Reductio Ad Absurdum
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121636·updated May 18, 2026verified
(reduction to the absurd) a disproof by showing that the consequences of the proposition are absurd
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- synonym
- reductio
- plural
- Reductio Ad Absurdums
- possessive
- Reductio Ad Absurdum's
- pluralpossessive
- Reductio Ad Absurdums'
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- (reduction to the absurd) a disproof by showing that the consequences of the proposition are absurd
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