tertium non datur

English dictionary entry

Meanings

phrase
  1. For every proposition, either it is true or its negation is true.

Word forms

tertium non datur

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin tertium non datur. Literally, “A third thing is not given.”.

Related words

This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.