principle of explosion

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The principle or axiom of classical logic and some other logical systems stating that if a contradiction or a false proposition is proven to be true, then it proves that everything is true. In symbols: ⊥→P

Word forms

principle of explosion

Synonyms

ex falso quod libet
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