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contraposition - 3 dictionary results
con⋅tra⋅po⋅si⋅tion
[kon-truh-puh-zish-uh
n] 
–noun
| 1. | placement opposite or against. |
| 2. | opposition, contrast, or antithesis. |
| 3. | Logic. the inference drawn from a proposition by negating its terms and changing their order, as by inferring “Not B implies not A” from “A implies B.” |
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| con·tra·po·si·tion (kŏn'trə-pə-zĭsh'ən) n. An opposite position; antithesis. |
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Contraposition
Con"tra*po*si"tion\, n. [Pref. contra- + position: cf. f. conterposition.]1. A placing over against; opposite position. [Obs.] --F. Potter. 2. (Logic) A so-called immediate inference which consists in denying the original subject of the contradictory predicate; e.g.: Every S is P; therefore, no Not-P is S.
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