countertheorem
English
Etymology
counter- + theorem
Noun
countertheorem (plural countertheorems)
- A theorem formulated in opposition to another.
- 1960, James Marvin Weller, Stratigraphic Principles and Practice (page 480)
- William Smith's demonstration that similar fossils identify the same formation at different places induced the countertheorem that different fossils indicate formations of different ages.
- 1960, James Marvin Weller, Stratigraphic Principles and Practice (page 480)