antilogism

noun

an·​til·​o·​gism

anˈtiləˌjizəm

plural -s

: an inconsistent triad of propositions in logic of which two are premises of a valid syllogism while the third is the contradictory of its conclusion

antilogistic

(ˈ)⸗¦⸗⸗¦jistik

adjective

antilogistically

-tə̇k(ə)lē

adverb

Word History

Etymology

Late Greek antilogismos, from Greek anti- anti- entry 1 + logismos calculating, reasoning, from logizesthai to calculate, from logos word, computation

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