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Most of the time, a proposition ϕ is a contradiction if assuming there is a proof of false, hence if the hypothetical judgement ϕ ⊢ ⊥ is valid. (from nLab).

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Understanding "saturating" theorem provers

The documentation for the E Theorem Prover explains this as the first step in its process: A clausification algorithm translates first-order input into clause normal form, such that the resulting ...
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