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Reductio ad absurdum, painting by John Pettie exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1884. In logic, reductio ad absurdum (Latin for "reduction to absurdity"), also known as argumentum ad absurdum (Latin for "argument to absurdity") or apagogical arguments, is the form of argument that attempts to establish a claim by showing that the opposite scenario would lead to absurdity or contradiction.
adaequatio rei et intellectus: correspondence of mind and reality: One of the classic definitions of "truth:" when the mind has the same form as reality, we think truth. Also rendered as adaequatio intellectus et rei. adaequatio intellectus nostri cum re: conformity of intellect to the fact: Phrase used in epistemology regarding the nature of ...
et seq. et seqq. et sequa. et sequens "and the words, pages, etc. that follow" Used when referring the reader to a passage beginning in a certain place, and continuing, e.g., "p.6 et seqq." means "page 6 and the pages that follow". Use et seqq. or et sequa. if "the following" is plural. et ux. et uxor "and wife" et vir "and husband" dwt ...
The 10-part Netflix series, which follows the NBA stars during the 2023-24 season, debuts October 9. 🏀 The Robinhood trio: Heat, Grizzlies, Wizards ... (7:05pm ET): New York (92-64) can clinch ...
Kelliher is set to star in the fifth season of Below Deck Sailing Yacht, which premieres on Oct.7 at 9/8 ET on Bravo. For more People news, make sure to sign up for our newsletter! Read the ...
The new season of Halloween Baking Championship premieres Monday, September 16 at 9 p.m. ET. Led by recurring host John Henson, this steampunk-themed challenge follows ten bakers tasked to craft ...
It Follows is a 2014 American horror film written and directed by David Robert Mitchell. It stars Maika Monroe as a young woman who is pursued by a supernatural entity after a sexual encounter. Keir Gilchrist , Daniel Zovatto , Jake Weary , Olivia Luccardi , and Lili Sepe appear in supporting roles.
Q.E.D. or QED is an initialism of the Latin phrase quod erat demonstrandum, meaning "that which was to be demonstrated". Literally, it states "what was to be shown". [ 1 ] Traditionally, the abbreviation is placed at the end of mathematical proofs and philosophical arguments in print publications, to indicate that the proof or the argument is ...