nounthird declension
reductiō ad absurdum
reductiō ad absurdum f sg (genitive reductiōnis ad absurdum)
Meaning
- reductio ad absurdum; reduction to the absurd
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | reductiō ad absurdum | — |
| genitive | reductiōnis ad absurdum | — |
| dative | reductiōnī ad absurdum | — |
| accusative | reductiōnem ad absurdum | — |
| ablative | reductiōne ad absurdum | — |
| vocative | reductiō ad absurdum | — |
Origins
Possibly a loose calque of Ancient Greek ἡ εἰς τὸ ἀδύνατον ἀπόδειξις (hē eis tò adúnaton apódeixis, “demonstration towards the impossible”).