הוכיח בשלילה

Hebrew

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Etymology

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From הוֹכִיחַ (hokhíakh, to prove) + בְּ־ (b'-, in, with) + שְׁלִילָה (sh'lilá, falseness, falsehood). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Verb

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הוֹכִיחַ בִּשְׁלִילָה (hokhíakh bish'lilá) (hif'il construction)

  1. (mathematics) To prove by contradiction: to prove a statement by assuming its opposite and demonstrating that a contradiction (a false statement) results.

Conjugation

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See conjugation at הוֹכִיחַ (hokhíakh).