paraconsistent en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /pæɹəkənˈsɪstənt/
Etymology
Coined in 1976 by the Peruvian philosopher Francisco Miró Quesada, from para- + consistent.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Dealing with contradictions in a discriminating way, in order to avoid acceptance of one from entailing acceptance of all contradictions.
Deriveds
paraconsistent logic · paraconsistentization · paraconsistently
Translations (5)
fi parakonsistentti (tolerant towards inconsistencies) · ro paraconsistent (tolerant towards inconsistencies) · nl paraconsistent (tolerant towards inconsistencies) · de parakonsistent (tolerant towards inconsistencies) · pl parakonsystentny (tolerant towards inconsistencies)