incontrovertibility

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in·con·tro·vert·i·ble

(ĭn-kŏn′trə-vûr′tə-bəl, ĭn′kŏn-)

adj.

Impossible to dispute; unquestionable: incontrovertible proof of the defendant's innocence.

in·con′tro·vert′i·bil′i·ty, in·con′tro·vert′i·ble·ness n.

in·con′tro·vert′i·bly adv.

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incontrovertibility - the quality of being undeniable and not worth arguing about

incontrovertibleness, positiveness, positivity

indisputability, indubitability, unquestionability, unquestionableness - the quality of being beyond question or dispute or doubt

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