Definition of Disprove. Meaning of Disprove. Synonyms of Disprove

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Definition of Disprove

Disprove
Disprove Dis*prove", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disproved; p. pr. & vb. n. Disproving.] [Pref. dis- + prove: cf. OF. desprover.] 1. To prove to be false or erroneous; to confute; to refute. That false supposition I advanced in order to disprove it. --Atterbury. 2. To disallow; to disapprove of. [Obs.] --Stirling.

Meaning of Disprove from wikipedia

- evidence may take many forms; presenting evidence that tends to prove or disprove the point at issue is strictly governed by rules. Failure to follow these...
- following list were not necessarily generally accepted as true before being disproved. Atiyah conjecture (not a conjecture to start with) Borsuk's conjecture...
- Many orthodox people speak as though it were the business of sceptics to disprove received dogmas rather than of dogmatists to prove them. This is, of course...
- This conjecture is now known to be false. The non-manifold version was disproved by John Milnor in 1961 using Reidemeister torsion. The manifold version...
- A proof is sufficient evidence or a sufficient argument for the truth of a proposition. The concept applies in a variety of disciplines, with both the...
- impossibility, mathematics Russell's teapot, an analogy: inability to disprove does not prove Sometimes it is mistaken for an argument from ignorance...
- Following the discovery of the planet Neptune in 1846, there was considerable speculation that another planet might exist beyond its orbit. The search...
- "the value of 60 guilders" (about $900 in 2018). A frequently told but disproved legend claims that Manhattan was purchased for $24 worth of gl**** beads...
- Pluto (minor-planet designation: 134340 Pluto) is a dwarf planet in the Kuiper belt, a ring of bodies beyond the orbit of Neptune. It is the ninth-largest...
- cryptozoological expeditions are funded by and conducted by creationists hoping to disprove evolution. Loxton & Prothero 2013, pp. 261–295. Shermer, Michael; Linse...