contradictoriness

noun

Definition of contradictorinessnext
as in disparity

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  1. disparity
  2. dissimilarity
  3. divergence
  4. opposition
  5. polarity
  6. variance
  7. discrepancy
Noun
  • The disparity between the two assets, neither of which generates a yield or pays a dividend, has been more noticeable over the last two months with gold rising by 11% and Bitcoin falling by 22%.
    — Tim Treadgold, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
  • The disparity in the two golfers’ resumes is stark.
    — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of disparity
Noun
  • In fact, some dissimilarity between Mojtaba and his father is a plus.
    — Akbar Ganji, Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2025
  • Whether consumers are confused by the similarity (or dissimilarity) of the two designs goes to the heart of the dispute.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 30 July 2024
Definition of dissimilarity
Noun
  • The trend marks a sharp divergence from the United States, where schools have virtually universally rebuffed students’ demands to sever ties with Israeli institutions, citing principles of academic freedom.
    — Shira Li Bartov, Sun Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2025
  • But again, the predictive power is in the turning points with non-confirmations, also called divergences.
    — Todd Gordon, CNBC, 18 Mar. 2025
Definition of divergence
Noun
  • Trump is stoking that populist stance to root out ideological opposition to his agenda and undercut public employee unions, a key base of political support for Democrats, Kettl said.
    — Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Its most notable member is France’s National Rally, a once-marginal party that is now the main opposition force in the EU’s second-largest economy.
    — Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of opposition
Noun
  • But a focus on the number of great powers—the polarity of the system—masks qualitative and quantitative differences in the concentration of power in the hands of the great powers.
    — Dani K. Nedal, Foreign Affairs, 31 Jan. 2017
  • There’s the terrible magnet of this little ordinary town, the people whose natural polarities keep them in it forever, and those who rip themselves away.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 24 Feb. 2025
Definition of polarity
Noun
  • Now the variance in the correlation is larger, ranging from 0.5 to 0.75.
    — Korok Ray, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
  • But in a dizzying and now-infamous monologue delivered by Sam Rockwell during last week’s episode, Thai gender variance has come center stage in the online conversation surrounding the show.
    — Quispe López, Them, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of variance
Noun
  • Their software highlights every discrepancy, and their team fights for each dollar.
    — Jaime Catmull, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Those are among factors that contribute to the discrepancy between normal snowpack and below-normal inflow to Lake Powell, Miller said.
    — Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post, 20 Mar. 2025
Definition of discrepancy
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