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vacuous [ˈvækjuəs] ADJ

vacuous remark

insípido(-a)

vacuous smile

inexpressivo(-a)

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This statement is an example of a vacuous truth since there "is no x in the domain". en.wikipedia.org

This example of vacuous intellectualism is a victim of its own historical revisionism. www.firstpost.com

The title is a comical reference to the slang phrase, which is used to describe vacuous, gullible fools, untethered to reality (compare airhead). en.wikipedia.org

Vacuous truth is usually applied in classical logic, which in particular is two-valued. en.wikipedia.org

Also, note that a vacuous linear belief function (0 swept matrix) is the neutral element for combination. en.wikipedia.org

She soon tires of her companions when she learns of their vacuous nature (and her lover's infidelity) and realises how great her husband was, which she took for granted. en.wikipedia.org

For a related problem, see vacuous truth. en.wikipedia.org

However, vacuous truth also appears in, for example, intuitionistic logic in the same situations given above. en.wikipedia.org

All those definitions are descriptive, but morphologically vacuous. en.wikipedia.org

But the logic behind it is never spelled out, and the more you think about it the more vacuous you realize it to be. en.wikipedia.org

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