Definitions of reductio ad absurdum [ɪˈdʌk tiˌoʊ ˈæd æbˈsɜr dəm, -ˈzɜr-, -ʃiˌoʊ]

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1. (n.) reductio ad absurdum
a reduction to an absurdity; the refutation of a proposition by demonstrating that its logical conclusion is absurd.

Etymology: (1735–45; < L)

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1. (noun) reductio ad absurdum, 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

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