paraconsistent
English
Etymology
Coined in 1976 by the Peruvian philosopher Francisco Miró Quesada, from para- + consistent.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pæɹəkənˈsɪstənt/
Adjective
paraconsistent (not comparable)
- (logic) Dealing with contradictions in a discriminating way, in order to avoid acceptance of one from entailing acceptance of all contradictions.
Derived terms
Translations
tolerant towards inconsistencies
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References
- Priest (2002), p. 288 and §3.3.
- Priest, Graham (2002) “Paraconsistent Logic.”, in In Dov Gabbay and F. Guenthner (eds.), editor, Handbook of Philosophical Logic, Volume 6, 2nd ed. edition, The Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers, →ISBN, pages 287-393
Dutch
Etymology
Coined in 1976 by the Peruvian philosopher Francisco Miró Quesada, from the Greek παρά (pará, “beside”) + consistent.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɑrɑkɔnsistɛnt/
Inflection
Inflection of paraconsistent | ||||
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uninflected | paraconsistent | |||
inflected | paraconsistente | |||
comparative | — | |||
positive | ||||
predicative/adverbial | paraconsistent | |||
indefinite | m./f. sing. | paraconsistente | ||
n. sing. | paraconsistent | |||
plural | paraconsistente | |||
definite | paraconsistente | |||
partitive | paraconsistents |
References
- Priest (2002), p. 288 and §3.3.
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