Wiktionary:Word of the day/2022/February 12

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Word of the day
for February 12
antinomy n
  1. (archaic) A contradiction within a law, or between different laws; also, a contradiction between authorities.
  2. (by extension) Any contradiction or paradox.
    1. (specifically, epistemology, logic) In the thought of the German philosopher Immanuel Kant (1724–1804): an apparent contradiction between valid conclusions; a paradox.

Immanuel Kant died on this day in 1804.

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