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paraconsistent logic

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A particular formal logical system which allows some contradictions to be true without all contradictions or all statements becoming true; i.e. in which the principle of explosion does not hold.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

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

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Meaning 2

The study of such systems.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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

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  • Finnish: parakonsistentti logiikka — formal logical system without principle of explosion
  • German: parakonsistente Logik — formal logical system without principle of explosion
  • Polish: logika parakonsystentna — formal logical system without principle of explosion
  • Romanian: logică paraconsistentă — formal logical system without principle of explosion
  • Russian: паранепротиворечи́вая ло́гика (paraneprotivorečívaja lógika) — formal logical system without principle of explosion
  • Finnish: parakonsistentti logiikka — study of logical systems without principle of explosion
  • German: parakonsistente Logik — study of logical systems without principle of explosion
  • Polish: logika parakonsystentna — study of logical systems without principle of explosion
  • Romanian: logică paraconsistentă — study of logical systems without principle of explosion
  • Russian: паранепротиворечи́вая ло́гика (paraneprotivorečívaja lógika) — study of logical systems without principle of explosion