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negative proof

negative proof noun: a fallacious judgment that, because a premise cannot be proven true, that premise must be false.

Noun

negative proof (plural negative proofs)

  1. A fallacious judgment that, because a premise cannot be proven true, that premise must be false.

Forms of negative proof

pluralnegative proofs

Questions about negative proof

What does negative proof mean?
Negative proof means a fallacious judgment that, because a premise cannot be proven true, that premise must be false.
What part of speech is negative proof?
Negative proof is a noun.
What is the plural of negative proof?
The plural of negative proof is negative proofs.

Words near negative proof in the dictionary

  1. negative poles
  2. negative pregnant
  3. negative pressure
  4. negative pressures
  5. negative priming
  6. negative proof
  7. negative proofs
  8. negative raising
  9. negative reinforcement
  10. negative resolution
  11. negative sense

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