indemonstrable

[ in-di-mon-struh-buhl, in-dem-uhn- ]

adjective

1. not demonstrable; incapable of being demonstrated or proved.

indemonstrable

/ ˌɪndɪˈmɒnstrəbəl /

adjective

1. incapable of being demonstrated or proved

Derived Forms

• ˌindeˌmonstraˈbility, noun
• ˌindeˈmonstrably, adverb

Other Words From

• inde·monstra·bili·ty inde·monstra·ble·ness noun
• inde·monstra·bly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of indemonstrable¹

First recorded in 1560–70; in- ³ + demonstrable

Example Sentences

Thus certain indemonstrable assumptions of mathematics would be only disguised definitions.

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But these indemonstrable principles are appeals to intuition, synthetic judgments a priori.

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And this is not all; he likewise introduces principles he declares indemonstrable.

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Like all ultimate postulates it is indemonstrable; Mill's derivation of it from Experience did not amount to a demonstration.

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Not only are not all things demonstrated, but it may even be demonstrated that some things are indemonstrable.

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