[Revised entry by Chris Mortensen on November 30, 2022.
Changes to: Main text, Bibliography]
Inconsistent mathematics is the study of the mathematical theories that result when classical mathematical axioms are asserted within the framework of a (non-classical) logic which can tolerate the presence of a contradiction without turning every sentence into a theorem….
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