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proofs by contradiction

proofs by contradiction is the plural of proof by contradiction.

Meaning of proof by contradiction

Noun

proof by contradiction (countable and uncountable, plural proofs by contradiction)

  1. The proof of a statement adduced by deriving a contradiction from the statement's negation.

Questions about proofs by contradiction

What is proofs by contradiction the plural of?
Proofs by contradiction is the plural of proof by contradiction.

Words near proofs by contradiction in the dictionary

  1. proofreadings
  2. proofreads
  3. proofroom
  4. proofrooms
  5. proofs
  6. proofs by contradiction
  7. proofs by example
  8. proofs by exhaustion
  9. proofs of burn
  10. proofs of concept
  11. proofs of concepts

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Adapted from Wiktionary: proofs by contradiction (page history and authors); proof by contradiction (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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