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单词 obversion
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obversion

[ ob-vur-zhuhn, -shuhn ]
/ ɒbˈvɜr ʒən, -ʃən /

noun

an act or instance of obverting.
something that is obverted.
Logic. a form of inference in which a negative proposition is obtained from an affirmative, or vice versa, as “None of us is immortal” is obtained by obversion from “All of us are mortal.”

Origin of obversion

1840–50; <Late Latin obversiōn- (stem of obversiō) a turning toward, equivalent to obvers(us) (see obverse) + -iōn--ion

Words nearby obversion

OBulg., obumbrant, obumbrate, obv, obverse, obversion, obvert, obviate, obvious, obviously, obvolute
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Example sentences from the Web for obversion

  • A further process, known as Contraposition or Conversion by Negation, consists of conversion following on obversion.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 3|Various
  • In this it differs from Obversion, Conversion, and Contraposition, each of which stands for one process.

    Logic|Carveth Read
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