apodeictic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Affording proof; demonstrative.
  2. Incontrovertible; demonstrably true or certain.
  3. Of the characteristic feature of a proposition that is necessary (or impossible): perfectly certain (or inconceivable) or incontrovertibly true (or false); self-evident.

Pronunciation

/ˌapəˈdaɪk.tɪk/

Word forms

apodeictic apodictic

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀποδεικτικός (apodeiktikós). Compare Latin apodicticus.

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Translations

Catalan: apodíctic French: apodictique Portuguese: apodíctico Portuguese: apodítico Spanish: apodíctico
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