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disproof

DEFINITIONS OF: disproof

1

n the act of determining that something is false

Synonyms:
falsification, falsifying, refutal, refutation
Type of:
determination, finding
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation

n any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something

Synonyms:
falsification, refutation
Types:
reductio, reductio ad absurdum
(reduction to the absurd) a disproof by showing that the consequences of the proposition are absurd; or a proof of a proposition by showing that its negation leads to a contradiction
confutation
evidence that refutes conclusively
counterexample
refutation by example
Type of:
evidence, grounds
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
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