"principle of explosion" meaning in English

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Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} principle of explosion
  1. (logic) 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 Wikipedia link: principle of explosion Categories (topical): Logic Synonyms: ex falso quod libet Coordinate_terms: vacuous truth, paraconsistent logic
    Sense id: en-principle_of_explosion-en-name-oaqYZlzB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: human-sciences, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences

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