infinite regress

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noun infinite regress causal or logical relationship of terms in a series without the possibility of a term initiating the series. 1
noun infinite regress (logic) A regress into an infinite sequence of propositions in an attempt to found the truth of the proposition Pi on the truth of the proposition Pi+1. 0

before 1830

One of the 36% newest English words

First recorded in 1830-40

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