MEANING
The quality of being impossible to disprove by relevant counterevidence or argument.
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Words that belong together
- apparent irrefutability
- irrefutability of a proof
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The proof's irrefutability depends on the accepted axioms.
Word forms
- Base
- irrefutability
Usage notes
Primary category: analysis / argumentation / evidence. Forms: Usually uncountable; no ordinary plural in this sense. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: uncommon.
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