proof by exhaustion

noun

The indirect verification or falsification of a statement by the verification or falsification of each of the finite number of cases which arise therefrom.

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Meanings

nounproof by exhaustion (plural proofs by exhaustion)

plural proofs by exhaustion

  1. human sciencesThe indirect verification or falsification of a statement by the verification or falsification of each of the finite number of cases which arise therefrom.

Translations

Finnish tyhjentävä todistus
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Polish dowód wyczerpania
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APA

proof by exhaustion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proof%20by%20exhaustion

MLA

“proof by exhaustion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proof%20by%20exhaustion. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “proof by exhaustion,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proof%20by%20exhaustion.

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