abscissio infiniti
noun
ab·scis·sio in·fi·ni·ti
abˈsisēˌōˌinfəˈnīˌtī
plural abscissiones infiniti
-ˌsisēˈōˌnēˌzin-
: a logical process using successive exclusions of the inapplicable for the purpose of determining a true conclusion or the classification of a subject compare method of exclusion
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from New Latin, "abscission of that which is infinite"
First Known Use
1811, in the meaning defined above