noun🔗ShareContradictionThe act of contradicting."His contradiction of the proposal was very interesting."Sa contradiction de la proposition était très intéressante.logicphilosophystatementlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareContradiction, antinomieA 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."Saying that the pizza is both "completely gone" and "still sitting on the table" is a clear contradiction. "Dire que la pizza est à la fois "complètement partie" et "toujours sur la table" est une claire contradiction.logicphilosophystatementlanguagecommunicationmindlinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareContradictionA logical inconsistency among two or more elements or propositions."Marx believed that the contradictions of capitalism would lead to socialism."Marx croyait que les contradictions du capitalisme mèneraient au socialisme.logicphilosophystatementChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareContradictionA proposition that is false for all values of its variables."The statement "All students in this class are good at math and all students in this class are bad at math" is a contradiction. "L'énoncé "Tous les élèves de cette classe sont bons en maths et tous les élèves de cette classe sont nuls en maths" est une contradiction.logicphilosophymathChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading