contraposition

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Definition of contraposition in English English dictionary

The statement of the form "if not Q then not P", given the statement "if P then Q"

a placing opposite

{n} the act of placing against

A so-called immediate inference which consists in denying the original subject of the contradictory predicate; e

A placing over against; opposite position

{i} opposite, contrast; placement opposite or against

Every S is P; therefore, no Not-P is S

Hyphenation

con·tra·po·si·tion