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infinite regress
noun
, Philosophy.
- causal or logical relationship of terms in a series without the possibility of a term initiating the series.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of infinite regress1
First recorded in 1830–40
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Example Sentences
To suppose that a food is constituted by eating is to presuppose that eating eats eating, and so on in infinite regress.
From Project Gutenberg
We go back in an infinite regress, approaching the ideal limit: In the beginning, nothing.
From Project Gutenberg
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