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apodictic definition

apo·dic·tic (ap′ə dik′tik)

adjective

that can clearly be shown or proved; absolutely certain or necessarily true
also apodeictic ap′o·deic′·tic (-dīk′tik)

Etymology: L apodicticus < Gr apodeiktikos, proving clearly < apodeiknynai, to show by argument < apo-, from + deiknynai, to show

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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