logical truth
Britishnoun
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another term for tautology
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the property of being logically tautologous
Example Sentences
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“How could you . . . a man devoted to reason and logical truth, believe that extraterrestrials are sending you messages?” the colleague asked.
From Washington Post
This is simply the physical expression of the logical truth that whatever can be predicated of the genus can be predicated of every individual contained under it.
From The Philosophy of Evolution Together With a Preliminary Essay on The Metaphysical Basis of Science by Carpenter, Stephen H. (Stephen Haskins)
Finally, the logical truth which has its seat in created intelligences is mutable: it may be increased or diminished, acquired or lost.
From Ontology or the Theory of Being by Coffey, Peter
Clarke and Woolston base moral distinctions on the rational order of things, and characterize the ethically good action as a logical truth translated into practice.
From History of Modern Philosophy From Nicolas of Cusa to the Present Time by Falckenberg, Richard
Many such truths are required to make a logical truth.
From A Logic Of Facts Or, Every-day Reasoning by Holyoake, George Jacob
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