COUNTEREXAMPLE

counterexample

(noun) refutation by example

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

counterexample (plural counterexamples)

(logic) An exception to a proposed general rule; a specific instance of the falsity of a universally quantified statement.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

22 April 2025

BRIGHT

(adjective) made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; “bright silver candlesticks”; “a burnished brass knocker”; “she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves”; “rows of shining glasses”; “shiny black patents”


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Coffee Trivia

As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.

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