Mathematics GCSE
disproof by counter-example
What disproof by counter-example means in Mathematics GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of disproof by counter-example
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Showing a statement is false with one counter-example, given with the numbers that break it.
Topics that use disproof by counter-example
- Algebra - Notation, vocabulary and manipulation (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- algebraic equivalence
- algebraic notation
- algebraic proof
- Base
- Coefficient
- collecting like terms
- composite functions
- Conjugate
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