- In logic,
reductio ad
absurdum (Latin for "reduction to absurdity"), also
known as
argumentum ad
absurdum (Latin for "argument to absurdity") or apagogical...
- (often
called "falsum" or "
absurdum"). The
bottom element in
wheel theory and
lattice theory,
which also
represents absurdum when used for
logical semantics...
-
Credo quia
absurdum is a
Latin phrase that
means "I
believe because it is absurd",
originally misattributed to
Tertullian in his De
Carne Christi. It is...
- ****
nimis absurdum was a
papal bull
issued by Pope Paul IV
dated 14 July 1555. It
takes its name from its
first words:
Since it is
absurd and
utterly inconvenient...
- clathratum
Binomial name
Nyctemera clathratum (Vollenhoven, 1863)
Synonyms Leptosoma clathratum Snellen van Vollenhoven, 1863
Leptosoma absurdum Swinhoe, 1892...
- Name
Foundation year
Location (city)
Further info
Absurdum Art 2005-2010
Issued three books Ajakirjade Kirjastus AS Äripäev
Boreas 1939-
oldest Estonian...
- is
false because it is absurd. The
phrase is
distinct from
reductio ad
absurdum,
which is
usually a
valid logical argument. ab
abusu ad usum non valet...
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Conjunction introduction (2,4) 6 ¬ P {\displaystyle \neg P}
Reductio ad
absurdum (3,5) 7 ¬ Q → ¬ P {\displaystyle \neg Q\rightarrow \neg P} Conditional...
- "Contradiction!".
Isaac Barrow and
Baermann used the
notation Q.E.A., for "quod est
absurdum" ("which is absurd"),
along the
lines of Q.E.D., but this
notation is rarely...
- (NEGATION
ABSURDUM).
Because N is
supposed to be
complete either: (N
ABSURDUM) = F or (N
ABSURDUM) = T Case 1: F = (N
ABSURDUM) = N (NEGATION
ABSURDUM) = (N...
