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counterexamples

counterexamples is the plural of counterexample.

Meaning of counterexample

Noun

counterexample (plural counterexamples)

  1. An example that counters a general rule; an exception to a general rule; a specific instance of the falsity of (and falsifiability of) any proposed universal applicability of a rule or statement.

Questions about counterexamples

What is counterexamples the plural of?
Counterexamples is the plural of counterexample.

Words near counterexamples in the dictionary

  1. counterevidential
  2. counterevidentiary
  3. counterexaggeration
  4. counterexaggerations
  5. counterexample
  6. counterexamples
  7. counterexcitement
  8. counterexcommunication
  9. counterexcommunications
  10. counterexemplar
  11. counterexemplars

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