Definition of counterexample
: an example that refutes or disproves a proposition or theory
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For a stunning counterexample, few if any health-care entities on earth can match the economic and humanitarian achievements of Dr. Devi Shetty’s for-profit Narayana Health.
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For a counterexample of how a time of intense political bitterness can start to tear this country apart, look back exactly half a century to 1968.
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The counterexample Not one of a dozen cases above contradicts the hypothesis that Trump believes women who accuse his rivals of misconduct and disbelieves those who accuse his friends.
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Moore pointed to North Carolina as a counterexample, where the population and economy have both grown in recent years while the state has slashed income taxes.
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Knebel Mosel Riesling 2015, $18.99 For anybody put off by German wine labels or terminology, here is a great counterexample.
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For comparison, video game consoles usually take an average of three to four years to drop to 50 percent of their original asking price, though many counterexamples can be found on either side of that mean.
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The upcoming wage cut in St. Louis presented a stark counterexample to the increasing minimum wage seen across the country.
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But providing counterexamples felt distasteful rather than satisfying.
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First Known Use of counterexample
1852
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