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.

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Meanings

nounparaconsistent logic (countable and uncountable, plural paraconsistent logics)

plural paraconsistent logics

  1. countablehuman sciencesA 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. uncountablehuman sciencesThe study of such systems.

Translations

Finnish parakonsistentti logiikka, parakonsistentti logiikka
  • parakonsistentti logiikkaformal logical system without principle of explosion
  • parakonsistentti logiikkastudy of logical systems without principle of explosion
German parakonsistente Logik, parakonsistente Logik
  • parakonsistente Logikformal logical system without principle of explosion
  • parakonsistente Logikstudy of logical systems without principle of explosion
Polish logika parakonsystentna, logika parakonsystentna
  • logika parakonsystentnaformal logical system without principle of explosion
  • logika parakonsystentnastudy of logical systems without principle of explosion
Romanian logică paraconsistentă, logică paraconsistentă
  • logică paraconsistentăformal logical system without principle of explosion
  • logică paraconsistentăstudy of logical systems without principle of explosion
Russian паранепротиворечи́вая ло́гика, паранепротиворечи́вая ло́гика
  • паранепротиворечи́вая ло́гика (paraneprotivorečívaja lógika)formal logical system without principle of explosion
  • паранепротиворечи́вая ло́гика (paraneprotivorečívaja lógika)study of logical systems without principle of explosion
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Chicago

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