- principle of the excluded middle
- principle of the excluded middle noun (logic)The principle that a thing must be either one thing or its contradictory• • •Main Entry: ↑principle
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law (or principle) of the excluded middle Logic — the principle that one (and one only) of two contradictory propositions must be true. → exclude … English new terms dictionary
law of the excluded middle — law (or principle) of the excluded middle Logic the principle that one (and one only) of two contradictory propositions must be true … Useful english dictionary
law of the excluded middle — Contradiction Con tra*dic tion, n. [L. contradictio answer, objection: cf. F. contradiction.] 1. An assertion of the contrary to what has been said or affirmed; denial of the truth of a statement or assertion; contrary declaration; gainsaying.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Excluded middle — Exclude Ex*clude , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Excluded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Excluding}.] [L. excludere, exclusum; ex out + claudere to shut. See {Close}.] 1. To shut out; to hinder from entrance or admission; to debar from participation or enjoyment; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Law of excluded middle — This article uses forms of logical notation. For a concise description of the symbols used in this notation, see Table of logic symbols. In logic, the law of the excluded middle states that the propositional calculus formula P ∨ ¬ P ( P or not P… … Wikipedia
excluded middle, principle of — (or law of ) The logical law asserting that either p or not p . It excludes middle cases such as propositions being half correct or more or less right. The principle directly asserting that each proposition is either true or false is properly… … Philosophy dictionary
of excluded middle — (logic) The principle that everything is either true or false ● exclude … Useful english dictionary
Principle of bivalence — In logic, the semantic principle of bivalence states that every proposition takes exactly one of two truth values (e.g. truth or falsehood ). The laws of bivalence, excluded middle, and non contradiction are related, but they refer to the… … Wikipedia
Principle of contradiction — Contradiction Con tra*dic tion, n. [L. contradictio answer, objection: cf. F. contradiction.] 1. An assertion of the contrary to what has been said or affirmed; denial of the truth of a statement or assertion; contrary declaration; gainsaying.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
The United States of America — The United States of America † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The United States of America BOUNDARIES AND AREA On the east the boundary is formed by the St. Croix River and an arbitrary line to the St. John, and on the north by the… … Catholic encyclopedia
