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disproof

[dis-proof] / dɪsˈpruf /


NOUN
refutation
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Recent examples include OpenAI’s disproof of the unit distance conjecture, and the proof of Erdős’ problem 1196 by Liam Price, a 23-year-old amateur mathematician.

From Science Daily Aug. 6, 2026

The demise of Sora is many things but not disproof of the AI potential to transform the entertainment business.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 29, 2026

Cruz trotted out his rudimentary Spanish language skills as disproof.

From The Guardian Feb. 13, 2016

All three of these books argue that if the proof or disproof of race is scientific, it must be true.

From Nature Sep. 16, 2014

As if goaded into disproof, one of the specks peeled away and began its near-vertical dive, directly above their heads.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan




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