abscissio infiniti

noun

ab·​scis·​sio in·​fi·​ni·​ti

abˈsisēˌōˌinfəˈnīˌtī

plural abscissiones infiniti

-ˌsisēˈōˌnēˌzin-

: a logical process using successive exclusions of the inapplicable for the purpose of determining a true conclusion or the classification of a subject compare method of exclusion

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from New Latin, "abscission of that which is infinite"

First Known Use

1811, in the meaning defined above

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