contradictory
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definition
noun
He entitles this kind of opposition dialectical, and that of contradictories analytical.
a contradictory proposition.
adjective
the two attitudes are contradictory
mutually opposed or inconsistent.
example
Despite this, the Committee reached conclusions that are 'contradictory' and that were not based on a comprehensive review of the available literature.
In each case, the judge must decide which of the possibly 'contradictory' principles is the most important.
Society's approach to the risk of injury and death often appears 'contradictory' .
They believed that their strategy not only reconciled rapid growth with equitable distribution but made these two apparently 'contradictory' social aims mutually supporting.
According to John Stirton, research into the influence of polls on electoral behaviour is 'contradictory' .
He thus ignores the complex and often 'contradictory' nature of identity.
The war experiences of the individual nations are too different and internally 'contradictory' .
This time, he is placing his bets on the 'contradictory' premise of giving employees access to corporate data in a secure yet simple way.
Propositions are 'contradictory' when the truth of one implies the falsity of the other, and conversely.
In addition, human behavior is highly complex, 'contradictory' , and remarkably unpredictable.
Adelphia is struggling with the price issue at the moment, partly because the evidence is somewhat 'contradictory' .
But these authors reached their conclusion by ignoring the 'contradictory' data!
Secular culture so often teaches us that religion and science are mutually exclusive, even 'contradictory' , forces.
There is also an apparently 'contradictory' but equally strong behavioural imperative, which says that eating in groups is competitive, and that you need to protect your stash.
If we are not convinced that our own 'contradictory' belief is true, then we are not really ‘tolerating’ the other's belief.
Quite the opposite - it's the observation of 'contradictory' evidence that refines those models and tools, and drives science forwards.
Indeed, one of the two main words used in English legislation, i.e., obscene, has two, mutually 'contradictory' , legal definitions.
Roche has attacked the heritage group over what he described as its inconsistent and 'contradictory' attitudes towards different projects.
It is always difficult to explain to students of politics how the core concepts of liberty and equality are 'contradictory' yet mutually constitutive.
Even within weeks, or given years, he'll go back and forth on the very same issue and express points of view that are mutually completely 'contradictory' .
There is so much of it, it is so 'contradictory' , so obviously motivated by economic interests, so commodified, so much to be distrusted.
However, subsequent studies led to 'contradictory' conclusions.
And when it comes to discussions about his effectiveness in playing that card, there are similarly 'contradictory' conclusions.
This 'contradictory' behaviour is due to its own economic myths.
But there is another element involved that is less visible and far more 'contradictory' .
One wonders how all of these expansive and apparently 'contradictory' conclusions fell within the committee's assigned sphere of responsibility.
For any pair of 'contradictory' premises, one must be true and the other false.
An individual can also say 'contradictory' things at different times.
As I see it and as I think the articles in this issue indicate, these two positions are neither diametrically opposed nor 'contradictory' .
It would be undesirable if the general law and regulatory law - which in some respects is more lenient - demanded 'contradictory' behaviour of the one bank.
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