proof by contradiction
Noun
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Noun
proof by contradiction
- (mathematics, logic) Proof of a statement adduced by deriving a contradiction from the statement's negation.
- French: preuve par l'absurde, raisonnement par l'absurde
- Russian: доказа́тельство от проти́вного
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