Premise: Silicon Valley is a nickname for the southern portion of the San Francisco Bay Area , in the northern part of the U.S. state of California . The `` valley '' in its name refers to the Santa Clara Valley in Santa Clara County , which includes the city of San Jose and surrounding cities and towns , where the region has been traditionally centered . The term is now generally used as a synecdoche for the American high-technology economic sector .
Hypothesis: Silicon Valley is a town.
Label: CONTRADICTION