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apodeictic

/ˌapəˈdaɪk.tɪk/

apodeictic adjective: affording proof; demonstrative.

Adjective

apodeictic (not comparable)

  1. Affording proof; demonstrative.
  2. Incontrovertible; demonstrably true or certain.
  3. Of the characteristic feature of a proposition that is necessary (or impossible): perfectly certain (or inconceivable) or incontrovertibly true (or false); self-evident.
    • Thus, moreover, the principles of geometry- for example, that "in a triangle, two sides together are greater than the third," are never deduced from general conceptions of line and triangle, but from intuition, and this a priori, with apodeictic certainty.1855, John Miller Dow Meiklejohn (translator), 1787, Immanuel Kant, Critique of Pure Reason, 2nd Edition
    • Aristotle does, indeed, distinguish between (1) Logic, or Analytic, as the theory or method of arriving at true or apodeictic conclusions; and (2) Dialectic as the method of arriving at conclusions that are accepted or pass current[ly] as true,...1896, Arthur Schopenhauer, translated by Thomas Bailey Saunders, The Art of Controversy, published 1831

apodeictic meaning in Tamil and Bengali

apodeictic in Tamil

நன்கு நிறுவப்பட்ட, வல்லுறுதியான, மறுக்கமுடியாத

apodeictic in Bengali

স্পষ্টতই প্রমাণিত, অনস্বীকার্য

Antonyms of apodeictic

Forms of apodeictic

alternative formapodictic

Origin of apodeictic

From Ancient Greek ἀποδεικτικός (apodeiktikós). Compare Latin apodicticus.

Words formed from apodeictic

Questions about apodeictic

What does apodeictic mean?
Apodeictic means affording proof; demonstrative.
What is apodeictic in Tamil?
Apodeictic in Tamil is நன்கு நிறுவப்பட்ட, வல்லுறுதியான, மறுக்கமுடியாத. See Apodeictic meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is apodeictic?
Apodeictic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce apodeictic?
Apodeictic is pronounced /ˌapəˈdaɪk.tɪk/.

Words near apodeictic in the dictionary

  1. apodacean
  2. apodaceans
  3. apodal
  4. apodals
  5. apode
  6. apodeictic
  7. apodeictical
  8. apodeictically
  9. apodeictics
  10. apodeipnon
  11. apodeixis

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