guī​miù​fǎ

reductio ad absurdum

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    归谬法 / 歸謬法 guī​miù​fǎ

    反证法 / 反證法 fǎn​zhèng​fǎ

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  • created sense approved 归谬法/歸謬法 · guī​miù​fǎ · reductio ad absurdum — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    归谬法 / 歸謬法

    guī​miù​fǎ

    reductio ad absurdum

    A method of indirect proof where an assumption is shown to be false because it leads to an absurd or contradictory conclusion; arguing by contradiction.

    归 (literal) → 归/歸 · guī · to converge 谬 (literal) → 谬/謬 · miù · false 法 (literal) → 法 · fǎ · method

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