contrapositive

[ kon-truh-poz-i-tiv ]

/ ˌkɒn trəˈpɒz ɪ tɪv /

Logic.

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adjective

of or relating to contraposition.

noun

a contrapositive statement of a proposition.

Origin of contrapositive

First recorded in 1855–60; contraposit(ion) + -ive

Words nearby contrapositive

contraoctave, contraorbital, contraplete, contrapose, contraposition, contrapositive, contrapposto, contraption, contrapuntal, contrapuntist, contrarian

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Example sentences from the Web for contrapositive

For a Disjunctive in I., of course, there is no Contrapositive.
Logic|Carveth Read
There is an apparent exception to this when the real Middle in an argument is a contrapositive term, not-M.
Logic, Inductive and Deductive|William Minto
In the case of the I proposition the contrapositive is impossible, as infringing the main rule of conversion.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 3|Various
Every positive in thought has a contrapositive, and the positive and contrapositive are of the same kind.
Logic, Inductive and Deductive|William Minto

British Dictionary definitions for contrapositive

contrapositive

/ (ˌkɒntrəˈpɒzɪtɪv) /

adjective

placed opposite or against

noun

logic

a conditional statement derived from another by negating and interchanging antecedent and consequent
a categorial proposition obtained from another, esp validly, by any of a number of operations including negation, transferring the terms, changing their quality, and also possibly weakening from universal to particular

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单词	contrapositive
释义	contrapositive [ kon-truh-poz-i-tiv ] / ˌkɒn trəˈpɒz ɪ tɪv / Logic. SEE SYNONYMS FOR contrapositive ON THESAURUS.COM adjective of or relating to contraposition. noun a contrapositive statement of a proposition. Origin of contrapositive First recorded in 1855–60; contraposit(ion) + -ive Words nearby contrapositive contraoctave, contraorbital, contraplete, contrapose, contraposition, contrapositive, contrapposto, contraption, contrapuntal, contrapuntist, contrarian Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for contrapositive For a Disjunctive in I., of course, there is no Contrapositive. Logic\|Carveth Read There is an apparent exception to this when the real Middle in an argument is a contrapositive term, not-M. Logic, Inductive and Deductive\|William Minto In the case of the I proposition the contrapositive is impossible, as infringing the main rule of conversion. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 3\|Various Every positive in thought has a contrapositive, and the positive and contrapositive are of the same kind. Logic, Inductive and Deductive\|William Minto British Dictionary definitions for contrapositive contrapositive / (ˌkɒntrəˈpɒzɪtɪv) / adjective placed opposite or against noun logic a conditional statement derived from another by negating and interchanging antecedent and consequent a categorial proposition obtained from another, esp validly, by any of a number of operations including negation, transferring the terms, changing their quality, and also possibly weakening from universal to particular Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to contrapositive antipode, antithesis, contrary, converse, counter, inverse, reverse
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contrapositive

adjective

noun

Origin of contrapositive

Words nearby contrapositive

Example sentences from the Web for contrapositive

British Dictionary definitions for contrapositive

adjective

noun

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