tertium non datur

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin tertium non datur. Literally, A third thing is not given.

Phrase

tertium non datur

  1. For every proposition, either it is true or its negation is true.

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin tertium non datur. Literally, A third thing is not given.

Phrase

tertium non datur

  1. tertium non datur
    • 2024 March 23, Speech given at the "Winds of Change" Conference, spoken by Matteo Salvini:
      Dire che nei prossimi anni si può fare a meno del combustibile fossile; dire che bisognerà dipendere solo dall'elettrico cinese, che per produrre batterie elettriche sta bruciando carbone come non mai — o è figlio di ignoranza o è figlio di interesse economico pagato da qualcuno a suon di dollari o di yen. Perché tertium non datur evidentemente.
      To say that in the coming years we can do without fossil fuels; to say that we will need to depend exclusively on Chinese electricity, that to produce electric batteries is burning carbon like never before — either it is a product of ignorance or a product of economic interest paid by someone in dollars or yen. Because clearly a third interpretation is not possible.
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