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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024re•duc•ti•o ad ab•sur•dum (ri duk′tē ō′ ad′ ab sûr′dəm, -zûr′-, -shē ō′),USA pronunciation [Logic.]- Philosophya reduction to an absurdity;
the refutation of a proposition by demonstrating the inevitably absurd conclusion to which it would logically lead.
- Latin reductiō ad absurdum
- 1735–45
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: reductio ad absurdum /rɪˈdʌktɪəʊ æd æbˈsɜːdəm/ n - a 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
Etymology: Latin, literally: reduction to the absurd |