Meaning Of The Word Indirect proof

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indirect proof in American English
noun: an argument for a proposition that shows its negation to be incompatible with a previously accepted or established premise

indirect proof in British English
noun: proof of a conclusion by showing its negation to be self-contradictory; reductio ad absurdum

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