Seeking a phrase in English
Hi all,
There's a phrasal verb in my mother language (Kurdish) which I'm looking for its equivalent phrase in English. Let me disclose it:
Consider a maths theory like: The square root of any number in smaller than it, for example: the square root of 4 is 2 which is smaller. 9 is 3 and 16 is 4 which are all smaller than the original number.
However, there's some example which breaks that rule, like: 0.5 which its square root is bigger than it, 0.7.
Now what phrase do you use for that example? If I translate the phrase literally from Kurdish, it'll be: a contravention/not/reversal/violation example.
Of course, that phrase isn't merely for maths and could be used in various cases as well.
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Now what phrase do you use for that example? If I translate the phrase literally from Kurdish, it'll be: a contravention/not/reversal/violation example. an exception to the rule?
- Now what phrase do you use for that example?
- If I translate the phrase literally from Kurdish, it'll be: a contravention/not/reversal/violation example.
- an exception to the rule?
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KhoshtipManHowever, there's some example which breaks that rule, like: 0.5 which its square root is bigger than it, 0.7.Now what phrase do you use for that example? If I translate the phrase literally from Kurdish, it'll be: a contravention/not/reversal/violation example.
an exception to the rule?
0KhoshtipMansome example which breaks that rule
This is called a counterexample, but I'm not sure this is the word you're looking for.
CJ
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