contradictory

/kɑntrʌdˈɪktɝi/

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Adjective Satellite
of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true and both cannot be false; "`perfect'' and `imperfect'' are contradictory terms"
Adjective Satellite
that confounds or contradicts or confuses
Adjective Satellite
in disagreement; "the figures are at odds with our findings"; "contradictory attributes of unjust justice and loving vindictiveness"- John Morley
Adjective Satellite
unable to be both true at the same time
Noun
two propositions are contradictories if both cannot be true (or both cannot be false) at the same time

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