English
Detailed Synonyms for reductio in English
reductio:
reductio [the ~] noun
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the reductio
– (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 1the reductio; the reductio ad absurdum– (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 1