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Syadvada

/SYAAD-vaa-duh/

The logic of 'from a certain point of view'.

Adds 'syat' ('in some respect') to every claim. Its famous sevenfold predication (saptabhangi) says a thing can be, not be, both, be inexpressible, and combinations of these, depending on the standpoint. A formal system for not oversimplifying.

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