counter-instance
noun[C]
formal(alsocounterinstance)uk/ˈkaʊn.tərˌɪn.stəns/us/ˈkaʊn.t̬ɚˌɪn.stəns/aparticularsituation,event, orfactthat is different oroppositeto anothersituation,event, orfactthat has beenmentioned:
Firstly, therulecould not beverifiedindependentlyandsecondly, there wereknowncounter-instances
- They can beviewedas counterinstances orparadoxeswhich will never beadequatelyexplainedwithin theframework.
- Scientists neverregardanullhypothesisasproven, because theabsenceof a counterinstance cannotprovearule.
- It isinevitablethat someitemsinlistsofsimplifiedcharacteristicscan becontradictedby counter-instances.
Samples and examples
- advertisement
- aliquot
- archetype
- benchmark
- benchmarking
- classic
- core
- cross-section
- flavour
- for instanceidiom
- forerunner
- illustration
- instance
- quintessence
- role model
- sample
- showpiece
- sort
- swatch
- taste