apodictic

[ ap-uh-dik-tik ]

adjective

1. incontestable because of having been demonstrated or proved to be demonstrable.
2. Logic. (of a proposition) necessarily true or logically certain.

Other Words From

• apo·dicti·cal·ly apo·deicti·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of apodictic¹

1645–55; < Latin apodīcticus < Greek apodeiktikós proving fully. See apo-, deictic

Example Sentences

An a priori intuition will alone account for such apodictic knowledge.

From Project Gutenberg

Apodictic propositions, he declares, are either dogmata or mathemata; and the former are beyond the competence of the human mind.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• authoritative
• flawless
• foolproof
• unbeatable