Explore Reductio through 9 example sentences from English and related words like disproof or falsification. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
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Synonyms of Reductio
Using Reductio
- Useful related words include: reductio ad absurdum, disproof, falsification, refutation.
- In the example corpus, reductio often appears in combinations such as: reductio ad.
Context around Reductio
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 4 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Reductio
- In this selection, "reductio" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, contradiction stand out and add context to how "reductio" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include by contradiction reductio ad absurdum and construct a reductio ad absurdum. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "reductio" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with reductio
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Stated in terms of von Neumann ordinals We will prove this by reductio ad absurdum. (15 words)
There are several proofs that is irrational ; they generally require calculus and rely on the reductio ad absurdum technique. (19 words)
However, Abelard in his Dialectica made a reductio ad absurdum argument against the idea that the copula can express existence. (20 words)
Through proof by contradiction ( reductio ad absurdum ), he could give answers to problems to an arbitrary degree of accuracy, while specifying the limits within which the answer lay. (28 words)
Buddhapālita (470–550) has been understood as the originator of the 'prāsaṅgika' approach which is based on critiquing essentialism only through reductio ad absurdum arguments. (25 words)
Is it possible ever to have a conversation on this site about issues and policies without reductio ad Hilterum or invoking Godwin's law? (24 words)
Is it possible ever to have a conversation on this site about issues and policies without reductio ad Hilterum or invoking Godwin's law? (24 words)
Example sentences (9)
Is it possible ever to have a conversation on this site about issues and policies without reductio ad Hilterum or invoking Godwin's law?
Buddhapālita (470–550) has been understood as the originator of the 'prāsaṅgika' approach which is based on critiquing essentialism only through reductio ad absurdum arguments.
Burke imitated Bolingbroke's style and ideas in a reductio ad absurdum of his arguments for atheistic rationalism, demonstrating their absurdity.
Euclid stipulated this so that he could construct a reductio ad absurdum proof that the two numbers' common measure is in fact the greatest.
However, Abelard in his Dialectica made a reductio ad absurdum argument against the idea that the copula can express existence.
Proof by contradiction is also known as indirect proof, apagogical argument, proof by assuming the opposite, and reductio ad impossibilem.
Stated in terms of von Neumann ordinals We will prove this by reductio ad absurdum.
There are several proofs that is irrational ; they generally require calculus and rely on the reductio ad absurdum technique.
Through proof by contradiction ( reductio ad absurdum ), he could give answers to problems to an arbitrary degree of accuracy, while specifying the limits within which the answer lay.
Common combinations with reductio
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- reductio ad 9×