dialectic
dia|lec|tic /d'aɪəl'ektɪk/ (dialectics)
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People refer to the dialectic or dialectics of a situation when they are referring to the way in which two very different forces or factors work together, and the way in which their differences are resolved. (TECHNICAL or FORMAL)
...the dialectics of class struggle and of socio-economic change.
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In philosophy, dialectics is a method of reasoning and reaching conclusions by considering theories and ideas together with ones that contradict them. (TECHNICAL)
1 [N-COUNT] with supp, oft the N of/between n
People refer to the dialectic or dialectics of a situation when they are referring to the way in which two very different forces or factors work together, and the way in which their differences are resolved. (TECHNICAL or FORMAL)
...the dialectics of class struggle and of socio-economic change.
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In philosophy, dialectics is a method of reasoning and reaching conclusions by considering theories and ideas together with ones that contradict them. (TECHNICAL)