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21Invalid proof — In mathematics, there are a variety of spurious proofs of obvious contradictions. Although the proofs are flawed, the errors, usually by design, are comparatively subtle. These fallacies are normally regarded as mere curiosities, but can be used… …
22Gödel's ontological proof — is a formalization of Saint Anselm s ontological argument for God s existence by the mathematician Kurt Gödel.St. Anselm s ontological argument, in its most succinct form, is as follows: God, by definition, is that than which a greater cannot be… …
23Turing's proof — First published in January 1937 with the title On Computable Numbers, With an Application to the Entscheidungsproblem , Turing s proof was the second proof of the assertion (Alonzo Church proof was first) that some questions are undecidable :… …
24Legal burden of proof — This article is about the burden of proof in law. For other uses, see Burden of proof (disambiguation). The burden of proof (Latin: onus probandi) is the obligation to shift the accepted conclusion away from an oppositional opinion to one s own… …
25postulate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. proposition, axiom, supposition; hypothesis, premise; fact, datum. v. suppose, surmise, theorize, hypothesize. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. posit, hypothesize, presume, predicate; see assume 1 , guess 1 ,… …
26postulate — postulation, n. postulational, adj. v. /pos cheuh layt /; n. /pos cheuh lit, layt /, v., postulated, postulating, n. v.t. 1. to ask, demand, or claim. 2. to claim or assume the existence or truth of, esp. as a basis for reasoning or arguing. 3.… …
27postulate — pos•tu•late v. [[t]ˈpɒs tʃəˌleɪt[/t]] n. [[t] lɪt, ˌleɪt[/t]] v. lat•ed, lat•ing, n. 1) to claim or assume the existence or truth of, esp. as a basis for reasoning or arguing 2) to ask, demand, or claim 3) to assume without proof, or as self… …
28postulate — verb (t) /ˈpɒstʃəleɪt / (say poschuhlayt) (postulated, postulating) 1. to ask, demand, or claim. 2. to claim or assume the existence or truth of, especially as a basis for reasoning. 3. to assume without proof, or as self evident; take for… …
29Relativism — • A doctrine which denies, universally or in regard to some restricted sphere of being, the existence of absolute values Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Relativism Relativism …
30Beg — Beg, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Begged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Begging}.] [OE. beggen, perh. fr. AS. bedecian (akin to Goth. bedagwa beggar), biddan to ask. (Cf. {Bid}, v. t.); or cf. beghard, beguin.] 1. To ask earnestly for; to entreat or supplicate for;… …
