Meanings
adjectiveparaconsistent (not comparable)
- not comparablehuman sciencesDealing with contradictions in a discriminating way, in order to avoid acceptance of one from entailing acceptance of all contradictions.
Origin
Coined in 1976 by the Peruvian philosopher Francisco Miró Quesada, from para- + consistent.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Dutch paraconsistent
- paraconsistenttolerant towards inconsistencies
Finnish parakonsistentti
- parakonsistenttitolerant towards inconsistencies
German parakonsistent
- parakonsistenttolerant towards inconsistencies
Polish parakonsystentny
- parakonsystentnytolerant towards inconsistencies
Romanian paraconsistent
- paraconsistenttolerant towards inconsistencies
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APA
paraconsistent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paraconsistent
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“paraconsistent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paraconsistent. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paraconsistent,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paraconsistent.
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