Principle of explosion
ID: principle-of-explosion
The Principle of Explosion, also known as "ex falso quodlibet," is a principle in classical logic that states that from a contradiction, any statement can be derived. In simpler terms, if you have a contradictory proposition (i.e., a statement that asserts both a claim and its negation), you can conclude any statement, regardless of its truth value. This principle can be summarized as follows: 1. If a statement \( P \) is true.
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