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COUNTEREXAMPLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does counterexample mean?
• COUNTEREXAMPLE (noun)
The noun COUNTEREXAMPLE has 1 sense:
1. refutation by example
Familiarity information: COUNTEREXAMPLE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Refutation by example
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("counterexample" is a kind of...):
disproof; falsification; refutation (any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something)
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