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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   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.
2. 2
   refutation by example wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

counterexemplar

Example

More examples

"Here you have a counterexample."

Etymology

From counter- + example.

Related phrases

pseudo-counterexampleuniversally quantified

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