proof by contradiction

English

Noun

proof by contradiction (countable and uncountable, plural proofs by contradiction)

(mathematics, logic) Proof of a statement adduced by deriving a contradiction from the statement's negation.

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

Czech: důkaz sporem m
Dutch: bewijs uit het ongerijmde n
French: preuve par l'absurde f, raisonnement par l'absurde m
Greek: εις άτοπον απαγωγή (el) f (eis átopon apagogí)
Icelandic: óbein sönnun f

Latin: reductio ad absurdum
Polish: dowód nie wprost m, sprowadzenie do absurdu
Russian: доказа́тельство от проти́вного (ru) n (dokazátelʹstvo ot protívnovo)
Swedish: motsägelsebevis n

Further reading

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