phản chứng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 反證, composed of (contrary) and (proof).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [faːn˧˩ t͡ɕɨŋ˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [faːŋ˧˨ t͡ɕɨŋ˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [faːŋ˨˩˦ cɨŋ˦˥]

Noun

phản chứng

  1. (literary, rare) a rebuttal; disproof; counterargument
  2. (logic) reductio ad absurdum; proof by contradiction
    Phép phản chứngThe Reductio Ad Absurdum Method