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law of noncontradiction

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The principle that no statement may be simultaneously true and false at the same time and in the same sense.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences

Examples

  • The statement "this piece of chalk is not a piece of chalk" violates the law of noncontradiction.

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