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antilogism

American

[an-til-uh-jiz-uhm] / ænˈtɪl əˌdʒɪz əm /

noun

Logic.

a group of three inconsistent propositions, two of which are premises of a syllogism that contradict the third.

Other Word Forms

antilogistic

adjective
antilogistically

adverb

Etymology

Origin of antilogism

1900–05; < Late Greek antilogismós, equivalent to anti- anti- + logismós calculation, derivative of logízesthai to calculate, derivative of lógos reckoning

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