apodeictic
apodictic (ˌæpəˈdɪktɪk)
/ (ˌæpəˈdaɪktɪk) /
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adjective
unquestionably true by virtue of demonstration
logic archaic
- necessarily true
- asserting that a property holds necessarily
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Derived forms of apodeictic
apodeictically or apodictically, adverbWord Origin for apodeictic
C17: from Latin apodīcticus, from Greek apodeiktikos clearly demonstrating, from apodeiknunai to demonstrate
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