WordNet: reductio, reductio ad absurdum
(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
- hypernym disproof, falsification, refutation
reductio
- (suomi) reduktio (synonyymi)
reductio ad absurdum
- (suomi) reductio ad absurdum (synonyymi)