infinite descent

English

Noun

infinite descent (uncountable)

(mathematics) A method of proof by contradiction that is used to prove that a statement must be false for all positive integers. By showing that if it is true for one integer, it must be true for a smaller integer, an infinite number of solutions are found and a contradiction is eventually reached.

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Translations

Finnish: äärettömän laskeutumisen menetelmä
French: please add this translation if you can
German: unendlicher Abstieg m
Polish: metoda nieskończonego schodzenia f

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