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contradiction

/ˌkɒntɹəˈdɪkʃən/ /ˌkɑːntɹəˈdɪkʃən/

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noun

Widerspruch

The act of contradicting.

Examples :

"His contradiction of the proposal was very interesting."

Sein Widerspruch gegen den Vorschlag war sehr interessant.

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noun

Widerspruch, Selbstwiderspruch

A statement that contradicts itself, i.e., a statement that makes a claim that the same thing is true and that it is false at the same time and in the same senses of the terms.

Examples :

"Saying that the pizza is both "completely gone" and "still sitting on the table" is a clear contradiction. "

Zu sagen, dass die Pizza sowohl „komplett weg“ als auch „noch auf dem Tisch steht“, ist ein klarer Widerspruch.

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noun

Widerspruch, Gegensatz

A logical inconsistency among two or more elements or propositions.

Examples :

"Marx believed that the contradictions of capitalism would lead to socialism."

Marx glaubte, dass die Widersprüche des Kapitalismus zum Sozialismus führen würden.

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Widerspruch, Gegensatz

A proposition that is false for all values of its variables.

Examples :

"The statement "All students in this class are good at math and all students in this class are bad at math" is a contradiction. "

Die Aussage "Alle Schüler in dieser Klasse sind gut in Mathe und alle Schüler in dieser Klasse sind schlecht in Mathe" ist ein Widerspruch.

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