contradiction

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Synonyms: contraction, contradicting, contradictive, contradictious, contradictor, contradictions, contrafaction

Antonyms: contraction, contradicting, contradictive, contradictious, contradictor, contradictions, contrafaction

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|countable|uncountable}} The act of [[contradict]]ing.
2. {{lb|en|countable}} A statement that [[contradict]]s itself, i.e., a statement that claims that the same thing is true and that it is false at the same time and in the same senses of the terms.
3. {{lb|en|countable}} A logical inconsistency among two or more elements or propositions.
4. {{lb|en|logic|countable}} A [[proposition]] that is [[false]] for all values of its [[propositional variable]]s or [[Boolean atom]]s.

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