dialectic

Words with a similar base: dialectic, dialectical

'dialectic'

[dialectic.n.01] as in: any formal system of reasoning that arrives at the truth by the exchange of logical arguments

'dialectic'

[dialectic.n.02] as in: a contradiction of ideas that serves as the determining factor in their interaction

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Examples:
this situation created the inner dialectic of American history

'dialectic'

[dialectic.a.01] as in: of or relating to or employing dialectic

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Examples:
the dialectical method