counterexample

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counterexample

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Etymology

From counter- +‎ example.

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Noun

counterexample (plural counterexamples)

1. (logic) An example that counters a general rule; an exception to a general rule; a specific instance of the falsity of (and falsifiability of) any proposed universal applicability of a rule or statement.

Derived terms

• pseudo-counterexample

Related terms

• counterargue
• counterargument

Translations

instance of the falsity

Armenian: please add this translation if you can Belarusian: контрпры́клад m (kontrprýklad) Bulgarian: контраприме́р m (kontraprimér) Chinese: Mandarin: 反例 (zh) (fǎnlì) Czech: protipříklad m Dutch: tegenvoorbeeld (nl) n Esperanto: kontraŭekzemplo Finnish: vastaesimerkki French: contrexemple (fr) m German: Gegenbeispiel (de) n Greek: αντιπαράδειγμα (el) n (antiparádeigma) Italian: controesempio m Japanese: 反例 (ja) (はんれい, hanrei) Korean: 반례 (ko) (ballye), 반증 (ko) (banjeung) Macedonian: противпример m (protivprimer) Polish: kontrprzykład m Romanian: contraexemplu n Russian: контрприме́р (ru) m (kontrprimér) Slovak: protipríklad m Spanish: antiejemplo (es) m Swedish: motexempel n Ukrainian: контрпри́клад m (kontrprýklad) West Frisian: tsjinfoarbyld n