principle of explosion

English

Proper noun

principle of explosion

(logic) The principle or axiom of classical logic and some other logical systems stating that if a contradiction or a false proposition is proven to be true, then it proves that everything is true. In symbols: $\bot \to P$

Synonyms

ex falso quod libet

Coordinate terms

vacuous truth, paraconsistent logic

Translations

logical axiom

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