counterexample

noun

coun·ter·ex·am·ple ˈkau̇n-tər-ig-ˌzam-pəl

: an example that refutes or disproves a proposition or theory

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Hollom found a counterexample to this version of the conjecture. —

Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 1 Nov. 2024 It should be noted, however, that last year’s Expats also rode the festival circuit this season, and that show has been used as an Emmys counterexample in two consecutive paragraphs. —

Joe Reid, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2024 Navalny himself, his life and death, might be the best counterexample to Tolstoy’s theory. —

Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2024 Naturally, Porphyrion is a counterexample to that assumption, suggesting to researchers that the universe’s past could contain more extremely long jets emitted by radiative black holes. —

Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for counterexample

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1809, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of counterexample was in 1809

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