1. contrary in an inferior degree; partially opposed
Usage: formal; logic

1. a proposition that cannot both be false with another proposition, though both may be true
Usage: logic; philosophy

Examples

• The two theories present subcontrary viewpoints on the same phenomenon.
• In logic, subcontrary propositions can both be true simultaneously.
• The philosopher explained how subcontrary statements differ from contradictory ones.
• These subcontrary claims don't necessarily cancel each other out.
• The debate featured subcontrary arguments that coexisted without direct conflict.
• Students struggled to understand the concept of subcontrary relationships in formal logic.