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counterexample

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coun⋅ter⋅ex⋅am⋅ple

[koun-ter-ig-zam-puhl, -zahm-]
–noun
an example that refutes an assertion or claim.

Origin:
1955–60; counter- + example
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coun·ter·ex·am·ple   (koun'tər-ĭg-zām'pəl)   
n.  An example that refutes or disproves a hypothesis, proposition, or theorem.
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