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A contradição
A contradiction asserts a statement and its negation at once. It can never be true, which is why proofs by absurdity aim for one.
Examples in context
Há uma contradição evidente no texto.
There is an obvious contradiction in the text.
Ninguém aceita uma contradição direta.
Nobody accepts a direct contradiction.
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