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apodictic

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ap·o·dic·tic  (p-dktk)
adj.
Necessarily or demonstrably true; incontrovertible.

[Latin apodcticus, from Greek apodeiktikos, from apodeiktos, demonstrable, from apodeiknunai, to demonstrate : apo-, apo- + deiknunai, to show; see deik- in Indo-European roots.]

apo·dicti·cal·ly adv.
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Adj.1.apodictic - of a proposition; necessarily true or logically certain
logic - the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference
true - consistent with fact or reality; not false; "the story is true"; "it is undesirable to believe a proposition when there is no ground whatever for supposing it true"- B. Russell; "the true meaning of the statement"


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Poised between dramatic and apodictic forms immanent in his initial effort, Fisher quickly opted for the latter.
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His reasoning was flawless, his conclusion apodictic.
 
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