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sophistication
noun
falsification by the use of sophistry; misleading by means of specious fallacies
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səˌfɪs.tɪˈkeɪ.ʃən
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noun
falsification by the use of sophistry; misleading by means of specious fallacies
“he practiced the art of sophistication upon reason”
noun
the quality or character of being intellectually sophisticated and worldly through cultivation or experience or disillusionment
noun
being expert or having knowledge of some technical subject
“understanding affine transformations requires considerable mathematical sophistication”
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a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone
noun
uplifting enlightenment
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he practiced the art of sophistication upon reason
understanding affine transformations requires considerable mathematical sophistication
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