A statement containing propositions one of which denies or is logically at variance with the other; also a contradictory proposition.
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| 释义 | the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > logic > logical proposition > [noun] > opposite or contradictory proposition(s) (20) contradictionc1400 A statement containing propositions one of which denies or is logically at variance with the other; also a contradictory proposition. contradictoryc1400 A contradictory proposition, assertion, or principle; spec. in Logic: see A. 1. repugnantc1475 The opposite, the contrary; (Logic) a term or proposition which forms the contrary or contradictory of another, or is otherwise incompatible with… contradictory propositions1605 Logic and gen. Having the quality or character of contradicting; denying that a thing stated is completely true. contrary1656 Logic. A contrary term or proposition; see A. 6. opposite1656 Logic. Originally: †a contrary argument (obsolete). Now: a contrary term or proposition. subcontrary1657 Logic. A proposition having the same terms as another, and related to it in such a way that while both can be true, both cannot be false. contrary propositions1739 Logic (from sense A. 1). contrary propositions: those most opposed to each other as regards affirmation and negation, each denying every possible… principle (or law) of contradiction1850 Logic. One of the four kinds of Opposition (contradiction, contrariety, sub-contrariety, sub-alternation): see quot. 1864. principle (or law) of con… contrapositive1870 Anything characterized by contraposition. In Logic, a contrapositive proposition. contradictory terms1887 Logic and gen. Having the quality or character of contradicting; denying that a thing stated is completely true. contrary terms1887 Logic (from sense A. 1). contrary propositions: those most opposed to each other as regards affirmation and negation, each denying every possible… antilogism1902 An inconsistent triad, or set of three propositions which cannot all be true together, obtained by taking the premisses of any valid syllogism… Subcategories:— the opposition in (6) — of absence contradiction (1) |
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