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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Contrariesnoun
In logick, propositions which destroy each other; but of which the falshood of one does not establish the truth of the other.
Etymology: from contrary.
If two universals differ in quality, they are contraries; as, every vine is a tree, no vine is a tree. These can never be both true together, but they may be both false. Isaac Watts, Logick.
Wikipedia
contraries
In term logic (a branch of philosophical logic), the square of opposition is a diagram representing the relations between the four basic categorical propositions. The origin of the square can be traced back to Aristotle's tractate On Interpretation and its distinction between two oppositions: contradiction and contrariety. However, Aristotle did not draw any diagram. This was done several centuries later by Apuleius and Boethius.
Webster Dictionary
Contrariesnoun
propositions which directly and destructively contradict each other, but of which the falsehood of one does not establish the truth of the other
Contraries
of Contrary
Etymology: [Pl. of Contrary, n.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of contraries in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of contraries in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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