##  [Counterexample](/index.php/counterexample) 

  ##  [Counterexample](https://humanitites.quantumdictionary.io/counterexample-0) 

  

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**Humanities & Arts Dictionary**

 







 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

Definition

A particular case, instance, or constructed scenario that satisfies the antecedent or premises of a general claim while showing the claim’s predicted consequence or conclusion to be false or incomplete; its purpose is to demonstrate that the general claim cannot be universally true in its present formulation.