ignotum per ignotius

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Definitions of ignotum per ignotius words

noun ignotum per ignotius an explanation that is obscurer than the thing to be explained 0
noun ignotum per ignotius An attempt to explain something obscure in terms of something else which is even more obscure. 0
noun ignotum per ignotius (logic) A type of fallacious argument in which one attempts to prove something unknown by relying upon an assumption that is also unknown. 0

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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