reduction to absurdity; proof by contradiction
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reduction to absurdity; proof by contradiction
formal主要用于逻辑学、数学、哲学和法律等领域的正式论证。也称为“反证法”。
Ōu欧
jǐ几
lǐ里
dé得
zài在
zhèng证
míng明
zhì质
shù数
yǒu有
wú无
qióng穷
duō多
gè个
shí时
qiǎo巧
miào妙
dì地
yùn运
yòng用
le了
guī归
miù谬
fǎ法
。
Euclid cleverly used the method of proof by contradiction to prove that there are infinitely many prime numbers.
Zài在
fǎ法
tíng庭
biàn辩
lùn论
zhōng中
，
lǜ律
shī师
yǒu有
shí时
huì会
cǎi采
yòng用
guī归
miù谬
fǎ法
lái来
fǎn反
bó驳
duì对
fāng方
de的
lùn论
diǎn点
。
In court debates, lawyers sometimes employ the reductio ad absurdum method to refute the opponent's argument.
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Zhè这
gè个
zhé哲
xué学
bèi悖
lùn论
de的
tǎo讨
lùn论
cháng常
cháng常
shè涉
jí及
dào到
guī归
miù谬
fǎ法
de的
yùn运
yòng用
。
The discussion of this philosophical paradox often involves the application of reduction to absurdity.