glaring contradiction
1contradiction — n. 1) an apparent; basic; glaring; inherent contradiction 2) a contradiction between; to 3) in contradiction with 4) (misc.) a contradiction in terms * * * [ˌkɒntrə dɪkʃ(ə)n] basic glaring inherent contradiction to (misc.) a contradiction in… …
2contradiction — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ complete, direct, flat ▪ blatant (esp. AmE), glaring, obvious ▪ basic, fundamental …
3glaring — adj. Glaring is used with these nouns: ↑contradiction, ↑discrepancy, ↑disparity, ↑error, ↑example, ↑exception, ↑fault, ↑gap, ↑inadequacy, ↑inconsistency, ↑loophole, ↑ …
4Incommensurable magnitudes — The Greek discovery of incommensurable magnitudes changed the face of mathematics. At its most basic level it shed light on a glaring contradiction within the then current Greek conception of mathematical thought, which eventually resulted in a… …
5RUSSIA — RUSSIA, former empire in Eastern Europe; from 1918 the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (R.S.F.S.R.), from 1923 the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R.); from 1990 the Russian Federation. Until 1772 ORIGINS The penetration… …
6Pierre Gassendi — (January 22, 1592 ndash; October 24, 1655) was a French philosopher, priest, scientist, astronomer/astrologer [http://www.skepticreport.com/predictions/newton.htm] , and mathematician, best known for attempting to reconcile Epicurean atomism with …
7William Lloyd Garrison: The Dangers of Slavery (1829) — ▪ Primary Source Antislavery movements had existed in the United States since the Revolution. They had even received occasional support in the South, on moral grounds; but the invention of the cotton gin in 1793 made slavery a seeming… …
8The Books of Machabees — The Books of Machabees † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Books of Machabees The title of four books, of which the first and second only are regarded by the Church as canonical; the third and fourth, as Protestants (Protestantism) consider …
9United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …
10Double bind — Not to be confused with double blind, a method to eliminate bias in scientific experimentation. A double bind is an emotionally distressing dilemma in communication in which an individual (or group) receives two or more conflicting messages, in… …
