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paraconsistent.

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

14 characters5 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

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

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

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

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