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infinite regress

infinite regress noun: a regress into an infinite sequence of propositions in an attempt to found the truth of the proposition Pᵢ on the truth of the proposition Pᵢ₊₁.

Noun

infinite regress (plural infinite regresses)

  1. A regress into an infinite sequence of propositions in an attempt to found the truth of the proposition Pᵢ on the truth of the proposition Pᵢ₊₁.

Forms of infinite regress

pluralinfinite regresses

Questions about infinite regress

What does infinite regress mean?
Infinite regress means a regress into an infinite sequence of propositions in an attempt to found the truth of the proposition Pᵢ on the truth of the proposition Pᵢ₊₁.
What part of speech is infinite regress?
Infinite regress is a noun.
What is the plural of infinite regress?
The plural of infinite regress is infinite regresses.

Words near infinite regress in the dictionary

  1. infinite money glitch
  2. infinite money glitches
  3. infinite monkey theorem
  4. infinite recursion
  5. infinite recursions
  6. infinite regress
  7. infinite regresses
  8. infinite runner
  9. infinite runners
  10. infinite scroll
  11. infinite series

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