Chinese

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contrary to reason; unreasonable; illogical
law; method; way
law; method; way; Buddhist teaching; Legalist; France (abbrev.)
 
trad. (背理法) 背理
simp. #(背理法) 背理

Pronunciation

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Noun

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背理法

  1. (logic) proof by contradiction

Synonyms

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
はい
Grade: 6

Grade: 2
ほう
Grade: 4
on'yomi

Etymology

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(はい)() (hairi, contrary to reason) + (ほう) (, method)

Noun

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(はい)()(ほう) (hairihō

  1. (logic) proof by contradiction[1]

References

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  1. ^ 背理法”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎[1] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months