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contradiction

A sentence that is false on every row of its truth table.

A contradiction is a sentence that is false on every valuation. Its negation is a tautology. In proofs, a contradiction also means a pair of lines A and ¬A.

Examples

  • P ∧ ¬P is a contradiction.

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