Meaning of reductio ad absurdum
Definition of reductio ad absurdum
(noun)
(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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