"apodeictic" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˌapəˈdaɪk.tɪk/
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἀποδεικτικός (apodeiktikós). Compare Latin apodicticus. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|ἀποδεικτικός}} Ancient Greek ἀποδεικτικός (apodeiktikós), {{cog|la|apodicticus}} Latin apodicticus Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} apodeictic (not comparable)
  1. Affording proof; demonstrative. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-apodeictic-en-adj-Wy2ZM5vo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 30 33 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 32 36 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 37 33 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 40 23
  2. Incontrovertible; demonstrably true or certain. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-apodeictic-en-adj-eRRfyagQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 30 33 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 32 36 32 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 27 45 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 37 33 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 40 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 26 42 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 31 42 27
  3. (logic) Of the characteristic feature of a proposition that is necessary (or impossible): perfectly certain (or inconceivable) or incontrovertibly true (or false); self-evident. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Logic
    Sense id: en-apodeictic-en-adj-~-tH6f8x Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 30 33 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 32 36 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 37 33 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 40 23 Topics: human-sciences, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: apodictic Derived forms: apodeictically Related terms: apodeixis, assertoric Translations (incontrovertibly true or false): apodíctico (Portuguese), apodítico (Portuguese), apodíctico (Spanish)
Disambiguation of 'incontrovertibly true or false': 18 41 41

Inflected forms

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