Term: reductio ad absurdum: (reduction to the absurd) a disproof by showing that the consequences of the proposition are absurd; or a proof of a proposition by showing that its negation leads to a contradiction
Broader: disproof: any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something | Unrelated: angiotensin: any of several vasoconstrictor substances (trade name Hypertensin) that cause narrowing of blood vessels
Broader: disproof: any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something | Unrelated: accounting data: all the data (ledgers and journals and spreadsheets) that support a financial statement; can be hard copy or machine readable
Broader: disproof: any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something | Unrelated: touch football: a version of American football in which the ball carrier is touched rather than tackled
Broader: disproof: any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something | Unrelated: zooid: one of the distinct individuals forming a colonial animal such as a bryozoan or hydrozoan
Broader: disproof: any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something | Unrelated: letter opener: dull knife used to cut open the envelopes in which letters are mailed or to slit uncut pages of books
Broader: disproof: any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something | Unrelated: night letter: a cheaper form of telegram sent for delivery the next day
Broader: disproof: any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something | Unrelated: dancing-master: a professional teacher of dancing
Broader: disproof: any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something | Unrelated: lieutenant: an officer holding a commissioned rank in the United States Navy or the United States Coast Guard; below lieutenant commander and above lieutenant junior grade
Broader: disproof: any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something | Unrelated: spread: the expansion of a person's girth (especially at middle age)
Broader: disproof: any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something | Unrelated: mastaba: an ancient Egyptian mud-brick tomb with a rectangular base and sloping sides and flat roof