vacuous truth

noun

A proposition which is true only because it is a conditional statement with a necessarily false premise, or which asserts a property of all elements of an empty domain of discourse.

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Meanings

nounvacuous truth (plural vacuous truths)

plural vacuous truths

  1. human sciencesA proposition which is true only because it is a conditional statement with a necessarily false premise, or which asserts a property of all elements of an empty domain of discourse.

Translations

Polish prawda pusta
  • prawda pustaconditional statement true because of a false premise
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APA

vacuous truth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vacuous%20truth

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“vacuous truth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vacuous%20truth. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vacuous truth,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vacuous%20truth.

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