subcontrary

[suhb-kon-trer-ee]

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noun

Logic.

plural

subcontraries

one of two propositions that can both be true but cannot both be false.

subcontrary

/ ��ʌ��ˈ��ɒ�Գٰ�ə��ɪ /

adjective

(of a pair of propositions) related such that they cannot both be false at once, although they may be true together Compare contrary contradictory

noun

a statement that cannot be false when a given statement is false

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Word History and Origins

Origin of subcontrary¹

1595–1605; < Medieval Latin ��ܲ��ǲԳٰ��ܲ�, Late Latin ( sub-, contrary ), originally as translation of Greek ��Բ��Գ�í�ǲ�

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The section of an oblique cylinder by a plane perpendicular to the principal section, and inclined to the axis at the same angle as the base, is named the “subcontrary section,” and is always a circle; any other section is an ellipse.

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Two subcontrary propositions hold of the young of any animal.

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Adj. opposite; reverse, inverse; converse, antipodal, subcontrary†; fronting, facing, diametrically opposite.

From

ˌ��ܲ��ǲ�ˈ�ٰ��ٴǰ�subcortex

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