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paraconsistent

/pæɹəkənˈsɪstənt/

paraconsistent adjective: dealing with contradictions in a discriminating way, in order to avoid acceptance of one from entailing acceptance of all contradictions.

Adjective

paraconsistent (not comparable)

  1. Dealing with contradictions in a discriminating way, in order to avoid acceptance of one from entailing acceptance of all contradictions.

Origin of paraconsistent

Coined in 1976 by the Peruvian philosopher Francisco Miró Quesada, from para- + consistent.

Words formed from paraconsistent

Phrases with paraconsistent

Questions about paraconsistent

What does paraconsistent mean?
Paraconsistent means dealing with contradictions in a discriminating way, in order to avoid acceptance of one from entailing acceptance of all contradictions.
What part of speech is paraconsistent?
Paraconsistent is an adjective.
How do you pronounce paraconsistent?
Paraconsistent is pronounced /pæɹəkənˈsɪstənt/.

Words near paraconsistent in the dictionary

  1. paraconid
  2. paraconids
  3. paraconine
  4. paraconodont
  5. paraconsistency
  6. paraconsistent
  7. paraconsistent logic
  8. paraconsistent logics
  9. paraconsistentization
  10. paraconsistently
  11. paracontact

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