salva veritate

British

/ ˈsælvə ˌvɛrɪˈtɑːteɪ /

adverb

philosophy without affecting truth-value

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"If you're not careful," he smiles, "I'll explain the inter-substitutivity of co-referential terms salva veritate," and sure enough he does.

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