背理法

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

Pronunciation

Noun

背理法

  1. (logic) proof by contradiction

Synonyms

Japanese
Kanji in this term
背 理 法
はい
Grade: 6		 り
Grade: 2		 ほう
Grade: 4
on’yomi

Etymology

背(はい)理(り) (hairi, “contrary to reason”) + 法(ほう) (hō, “method”)

Noun

背(はい)理(り)法(ほう) • (hairihō) 

  1. (logic) proof by contradiction[1]

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