countertheorem

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

counter- +‎ theorem

Noun[edit]

countertheorem (plural countertheorems)

  1. A theorem formulated in opposition to another.
    • 1960, James Marvin Weller, Stratigraphic Principles and Practice, page 480:
      William Smith's demonstration that similar fossils identify the same formation at different places induced the countertheorem that different fossils indicate formations of different ages.
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