apodeictic

apodictic (ˌæpəˈdɪktɪk)

/ (ˌæpəˈdaɪktɪk) /

adjective

unquestionably true by virtue of demonstration
logic archaic
- necessarily true
- asserting that a property holds necessarily

Origin of apodeictic

C17: from Latin apodīcticus, from Greek apodeiktikos clearly demonstrating, from apodeiknunai to demonstrate

Compare problematic (def. 2), assertoric

Derived forms of apodeictic

apodeictically or apodictically, adverb

Words Nearby apodeictic

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How to use apodeictic in a sentence

All these indications in the Bible show that the doctrine of creation is capable of apodeictic proof.
A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy | Isaac Husik
I shall term this the demonstrative or apodeictic employment of reason.
The Critique of Pure Reason | Immanuel Kant
Only an apodeictic proof, based upon intuition, can be termed a demonstration.
The Critique of Pure Reason | Immanuel Kant
These principles cannot be derived from experience, for it would give neither strict universality, nor apodeictic certainty.
The Critique of Pure Reason | Immanuel Kant
I divide all apodeictic propositions, whether demonstrable or immediately certain, into dogmata and mathemata.
The Critique of Pure Reason | Immanuel Kant

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