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Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
Trilemma
Britannica 11thTRILEMMA (Gr. rpeis, three, Xij/z/ia, something taken), in logic, an argument akin to the dilemma (q.v.), in which there are three possibilities. By getting rid of two, the third is proved, provided the original three exhaust the number. The terms " tetralemma ...
Vol. 27, pp. 282-282
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