Counterexample Definition

kountər-ĭg-zămpəl
noun
An example that refutes or disproves a hypothesis, proposition, or theorem.
American Heritage
An example used to support an argument or claim that is in opposition to another argument or claim.
Webster's New World
(logic) An exception to a proposed general rule; a specific instance of the falsity of a universally quantified statement.
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Other Word Forms of Counterexample

Noun

Singular:
counterexample
Plural:
counterexamples

Origin of Counterexample

  • counter- +‎ example

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Counterexample Sentence Examples

  • We can also speak of a counterexample to a semantic sequent.

  • You assert " P is true of my system " and the model checker attempts to find a counterexample.

  • More to the point, he provided a counterexample for each of the examples that Tsai cited in support of her hypothesis.

  • If we adopt a conception of meaning where truth-conditional equivalence is sufficient for synonymy, we have an apparent counterexample to compositionality.

  • For this reason, choosing a minimal counterexample is often cleaner.

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