"counterexample" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-counterexample.wav Forms: counterexamples [plural]
Etymology: From counter- + example. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|counter|example}} counter- + example Head templates: {{en-noun}} counterexample (plural counterexamples)
  1. (logic) An example that counters a general rule; an exception to a general rule; a specific instance of the falsity of (and falsifiability of) any proposed universal applicability of a rule or statement. Wikipedia link: counterexample Categories (topical): Logic Derived forms: pseudo-counterexample Related terms: counterargue, counterargument Translations (instance of the falsity): контрпры́клад (kontrprýklad) [masculine] (Belarusian), контраприме́р (kontraprimér) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 反例 (fǎnlì) (Chinese Mandarin), protipříklad [masculine] (Czech), tegenvoorbeeld [neuter] (Dutch), kontraŭekzemplo (Esperanto), vastaesimerkki (Finnish), contrexemple [masculine] (French), Gegenbeispiel [neuter] (German), αντιπαράδειγμα (antiparádeigma) [neuter] (Greek), controesempio [masculine] (Italian), 反例 (hanrei) (alt: はんれい) (Japanese), 반례 (ballye) (Korean), 반증 (banjeung) (Korean), противпример (protivprimer) [masculine] (Macedonian), kontrprzykład [masculine] (Polish), contraexemplu [neuter] (Romanian), контрприме́р (kontrprimér) [masculine] (Russian), protipríklad [masculine] (Slovak), antiejemplo [masculine] (Spanish), контрпри́клад (kontrprýklad) [masculine] (Ukrainian), tsjinfoarbyld [neuter] (West Frisian)

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