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countertheorems

countertheorems is the plural of countertheorem.

Meaning of countertheorem

Noun

countertheorem (plural countertheorems)

  1. A theorem formulated in opposition to another.
    • William Smith's demonstration that similar fossils identify the same formation at different places induced the countertheorem that different fossils indicate formations of different ages.1960, James Marvin Weller, Stratigraphic Principles and Practice, page 480

Questions about countertheorems

What is countertheorems the plural of?
Countertheorems is the plural of countertheorem.

Words near countertheorems in the dictionary

  1. countertextual
  2. countertextually
  3. countertheme
  4. counterthemes
  5. countertheorem
  6. countertheorems
  7. countertheories
  8. countertheory
  9. countertherapeutic
  10. countertheses
  11. counterthesis

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