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反例
反例 (hanrei) is a single case that refutes a general claim. Note the different word 判例, which means legal precedent.
Examples in context
一つの反例で仮説は崩れる。
A single counterexample collapses the hypothesis.
反例を挙げて説明します。
I will explain by giving a counterexample.
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