A Latin phrase which means, approximately, "to absurdity."

'''Context:'''  "It just keeps going around and around, ad absurdum."

Used in '''reductio ad absurdum''' - disproof by contradiction, wherein one follows a proposition to conclusions that are known to be false or are patently absurd. (X -> Y. ~Y. therefore ~X.)

Closely related to AdInfinitum - "to infinity."

Not related to "Argumentum''''''AdAbsurdum", which is argument by random & intimidating distractions that change the subject in ways that tickle your base. A favorite pastime of demagogues.

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