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counter-instance
noun[ C ]
formal(alsocounterinstance)uk /ˈkaʊn.tərˌɪn.stəns/ us /ˈkaʊn.t̬ɚˌɪn.stəns/
a particular situation, event, or fact that is different or opposite to another situation, event, or fact that has been mentioned:
Firstly, the rule could not be verified independently and secondly, there were known counter-instances
They can be viewed as counterinstances or paradoxes which will never be adequately explained within the framework.
Scientists never regard a null hypothesis as proven, because the absence of a counterinstance cannot prove a rule.
It is inevitable that some items in lists of simplified characteristics can be contradicted by counter-instances.
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