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contradiction

/ˌkɒntɹəˈdɪkʃən/ /ˌkɑːntɹəˈdɪkʃən/

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noun

矛盾

The act of contradicting.

Examples :

"His contradiction of the proposal was very interesting."

彼の提案への矛盾は非常に興味深かった。

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noun

矛盾, 自己矛盾

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. "

ピザが「完全に無くなった」と「まだテーブルの上にある」と言うのは、明らかな矛盾です。

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noun

矛盾, 抵触

A logical inconsistency among two or more elements or propositions.

Examples :

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

マルクスは、資本主義の矛盾が社会主義につながると信じていた。

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noun

矛盾

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. "

「このクラスのすべての生徒は数学が得意で、このクラスのすべての生徒は数学が苦手である」という声明は矛盾している。

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