law of noncontradiction en · NOUN
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Meanings
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The principle that no statement may be simultaneously true and false at the same time and in the same sense.
The statement "this piece of chalk is not a piece of chalk" violates the law of noncontradiction.
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| law of non-contradiction | alternative | lexicographic |
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principle of explosion (principle in logic) · law of excluded middle (principle in logic)
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pl zasada sprzeczności (principle in logic) · pl zasada niesprzeczności (principle in logic)