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偽命題

简伪命题 · 繁偽命題

Mandarin · pinyin wěi mìng tí

false proposition
fundamentally flawed notion
(in popular usage, can also refer to anything based on a flawed notion, such as a false dichotomy or a question that starts with a false premise)

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偽: Look up this written character
命: mìng · life; destiny, fate, luck; an order, instruction
題: Look up this written character
伪: wěi · false, counterfeit, bogus
题: tí · forehead; title, headline; theme

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3–4–2 · wei3 ming4 ti2

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noun

(mathematics, logic) false proposition; false premise
(in general) false concept; falsehood

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