| 单词 | reductio ad absurdum |
| 释义 | reductio ad absurdum[ ri-duhk-tee-oh -ad ab-sur-duhm, -zur-, -shee-oh ] / rɪˈdʌk tiˌoʊ ˈæd æbˈsɜr dəm, -ˈzɜr-, -ʃiˌoʊ / noun Logic.a reduction to an absurdity; the refutation of a proposition by demonstrating the inevitably absurd conclusion to which it would logically lead. Origin of reductio ad absurdumFirst recorded in 1735–45, reductio ad absurdum is from Latin reductiō ad absurdum Words nearby reductio ad absurdumreducing glass, reduct, reductant, reductase, reductase test, reductio ad absurdum, reduction, reduction deformity, reduction division, reduction formula, reductionism Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for reductio ad absurdumreductio ad absurdum / (rɪˈdʌktɪəʊ æd æbˈsɜːdəm) / nouna method of disproving a proposition by showing that its inevitable consequences would be absurd a method of indirectly proving a proposition by assuming its negation to be true and showing that this leads to an absurdity application of a principle or proposed principle to an instance in which it is absurd Word Origin for reductio ad absurdumLatin, literally: reduction to the absurd Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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