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paraconsistent logic

paraconsistent logic noun: a particular formal logical system which allows some contradictions to be true without all contradictions or all statements becoming true; i.e. in which the principle of explosion does not hold.

Noun

paraconsistent logic (countable and uncountable, plural paraconsistent logics)

  1. (countable) A particular formal logical system which allows some contradictions to be true without all contradictions or all statements becoming true; i.e. in which the principle of explosion does not hold.
  2. (uncountable) The study of such systems.

Forms of paraconsistent logic

pluralparaconsistent logics

Questions about paraconsistent logic

What does paraconsistent logic mean?
Paraconsistent logic means a particular formal logical system which allows some contradictions to be true without all contradictions or all statements becoming true; i.e. in which the principle of explosion does not hold.
What part of speech is paraconsistent logic?
Paraconsistent logic is a noun.
What is the plural of paraconsistent logic?
The plural of paraconsistent logic is paraconsistent logics.

Words near paraconsistent logic in the dictionary

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

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