"law of the excluded middle" meaning in English

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Phrase

Forms: law of the excluded middle
Head templates: {{expression}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The law of the excluded middle is a principle in some logics that says that everything must either be true or false.
    Sense id: simple-law_of_the_excluded_middle-en-phrase-p1qGR8xo
     
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          "text": "My sister kept told me that she didn't steal my cookie and she didn't not steal my cookie, but of course that can't be true because of the law of the excluded middle."
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