apodeictic
/,æpou'diktik/ Cách viết khác : (apodictical) /,æpou'diktikəl/ (apodeictic) /,æpou'daiktik
Definition
- Adjective:
- Necessarily true or logically certain: Describes a proposition or statement that is demonstrably, necessarily, or incontrovertibly true based on logical proof or evidence, leaving no possibility for doubt.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- The philosopher argued that the statement "all bachelors are unmarried" is an apodeictic truth.
- In mathematics, the conclusion of a valid proof is considered apodeictic.
Advanced Usage
- Apodeictic Judgment: In philosophy, especially in the works of Immanuel Kant, this term categorizes a judgment that is presented as necessarily true.
- Kant distinguished between problematic, assertoric, and apodeictic judgments in his critique of pure reason.
Variants and Related Words
- Apodictic (adj): An alternative, more common spelling with the same meaning.
- The apodictic nature of the syllogism was clear to all logicians.
- Apodictically (adv): In an apodictic manner.
- She stated her conclusion apodictically, silencing all debate.
Synonyms
- Necessary: Logically unavoidable.
- Demonstrable: Capable of being proved.
- Incontrovertible: Impossible to deny or dispute.
- Inevitable: Certain to happen; unavoidable.
Antonyms
- Contingent: True only under certain conditions, not necessarily.
- Problematic: Doubtful or questionable.
- Disputable: Open to argument or debate.
Adjective
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of a proposition; necessarily true or logically certain
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