reductio ad absurdum

英[rɪˌdʌktiəʊædæb'sɜːdəm] 美[rɪˌdʌktioʊædæb'sɜːrdəm]
  • [拉](=reductiontoabsurdity)[逻]归谬法,间接证明法,反证法(说明某一命题的反面为不可能或荒谬,以证明该命题为正确)
  • ad abbr.广告(=advertisement)abbr.公元(=AnnoDomini)
  • reductio n.反证法
Noun:
  1. (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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