ABSURDUM

Meaning of ABSURDUM in English

n. from the Latin phrase "ad absurdum" (to the point of absurdity)

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REDUCTIO AD ABSURDUM — noun Etymology: Late Latin, literally, reduction to the absurd Date: 1741 disproof of a proposition by showing an absurdity to …
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CREDO QUIA ABSURDUM EST — foreign term Etymology: Latin I believe it because it is absurd
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AD ABSURDUM — |adəbˈsərdəm adverb Etymology: Latin : to the point of absurdity not slavishly imitate it ad absurdum — Frank Weitenkampf
Webster's New International English Dictionary
REDUCTIO AD ABSURDUM — /ri duk"tee oh' ad" ab serr"deuhm, -zerr"-, -shee oh'/ , Logic. a reduction to an absurdity; the refutation of a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AD ABSURDUM — /ad ab serr"deuhm/ to the point of absurdity. [ ]
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REDUCTION AD ABSURDUM — proving something to be false by demonstrating its illogical outcome
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AD ABSURDUM — to the point of absurdity (Latin)
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CREDO QUIA ABSURDUM EST — foreign term Etymology: Latin : I believe it because it is absurd
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
REDUCTIO AD ABSURDUM — noun Etymology: Late Latin, literally, reduction to the absurd Date: 1741 1. : disproof of a proposition by showing an …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
REDUCTIO AD ABSURDUM — [ rɪˌdʌktɪəʊ ad ab'sə:dəm ] ■ noun Philosophy a method of proving the falsity of a premise by showing that …
Concise Oxford English vocab
REDUCTIO AD ABSURDUM — [re.duc.tio ad ab.sur.dum] n [LL, lit., reduction to the absurd] (1741) 1: disproof of a proposition by showing an absurdity …
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CREDO QUIA ABSURDUM EST — [cre.do quia ab.sur.dum est] [L] foreign term : I believe it because it is absurd
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REDUCTIO AD ABSURDUM — (Latin: reduction to absurdity), in logic, a form of refutation showing contradictory or absurd consequences following upon premises as a …
Britannica English vocabulary
REDUCTIO AD ABSURDUM — reductio ad absurdum BrE AmE ri ˌdʌkt i əʊ ˌæd əb ˈsɜːd əm rə-, -ˌdʌkʃ-, -æbˈ•- AmE \ -oʊ ˌæd …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
REDUCTIO AD ABSURDUM — / rɪˌdʌktiəʊ æd æbˈsɜːdəm; NAmE -tioʊ/ noun [ U , C ] ( philosophy ) (from Latin ) a method …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
REDUCTIO AD ABSURDUM — n. a method of proving the falsity of a premiss by showing that the logical consequence is absurd; an instance …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
REDUCTIO AD ABSURDUM — n. a method of proving the falsity of a premiss by showing that the logical consequence is absurd; an instance …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
REDUCTIO AD ABSURDUM — n. a method of proving the falsity of a premiss by showing that the logical consequence is absurd; an instance …
Oxford English vocab
QUIA ABSURDUM — (лат.) credo, quia absurdum - credo, quia absurdum (est)верю, ибо абсурдно
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
REDUCTIO — rə̇ˈdəkshēˌō, rēˈ-; rāˈdu̇ktēˌō noun ( plural reducti·o·nes ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈōˌnēz; ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈōˌnās) Etymology: Late Latin — more at reduction : an act or …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
INDIRECT REDUCTION — noun 1. : the process of reducing a syllogistic argument to the first figure by taking the contradictory of the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
APAGOGE — ˈapəˌgōjē sometimes -gäjē or ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Greek apagōgē, literally, act of leading away, from apo- + …
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SOLIPSISM — in philosophy, formerly, moral egoism (as used in the writings of Immanuel Kant), but now, in an epistemological sense, the …
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OCCASIONALISM — a version of Cartesian metaphysics that flourished in the last half of the 17th century, in which all interaction between …
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ZENO OF ELEA — (c. 495 BCc. 430 BC), Greek philosopher and mathematician, whom Aristotle called the inventor of dialectic. He is especially known …
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ELEATICISM — one of the principal schools of ancient Pre-Socratic philosophy, so called from its seat in the Greek colony of Elea …
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STARTLE — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a startling contrast (= very noticeable and surprising ) ▪ The big modern factories make …
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SOPHISTICATED — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES expensive/sophisticated ▪ He was a man of expensive tastes (= he liked expensive things. ) …
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NEGATION — Synonyms and related words : abnegation, abolishment, abolition, absence, annihilation, annulment, antagonism, argumentation, bucking, challenge, choking, choking off, clashing, conflict, …
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INVALIDATION — Synonyms and related words : abolishment, abolition, abrogation, annulment, cancel, canceling, cancellation, cassation, counterbalancing, countermand, counterorder, defeasance, disconfirmation, disproof, disproval, …
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EXPOSURE — Synonyms and related words : ASA exposure index, DIN number, PR, acquaintance, airing, apocalypse, apparition, appearance, appearing, arising, aspect, attitude, …
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