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English Dictionary: Reductio by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
reductio
n
  1. (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
    Synonym(s): reductio ad absurdum, reductio
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