paraconsistent

Meaning

Adjective

Dealing with contradictions in a discriminating way, in order to avoid acceptance of one from entailing acceptance of all contradictions.

Origin

Coined in 1976 by the Peruvian philosopher Francisco Miró Quesada, from para- + consistent.

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