contraposition
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English
Etymology
Noun
contraposition (countable and uncountable, plural contrapositions)
- (countable, logic) The statement of the form "if not Q then not P", given the statement "if P then Q".
- Opposition; contrast.
- 2012, Erwin W. Straus, Maurice Natanson, Henri Ey, Psychiatry and Philosophy, page 76:
- The expression “Allon” indicates the unique character of this relationship: that of being together in contraposition. I belong to the Allon, and yet detach myself from it.
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logical statement
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French
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Noun
contraposition f (plural contrapositions)