contraposition
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con·tra·po·si·tion
(kŏn′trə-pə-zĭsh′ən)n.
An opposite position; antithesis.
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contraposition
(ˌkɒntrəpəˈzɪʃən)n
1. the act of placing opposite or against, esp in contrast or antithesis
2. (Logic) logic the derivation of the contrapositive of a given categorial proposition
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con•tra•po•si•tion
(ˌkɒn trə pəˈzɪʃ ən)n.
1. placement opposite or against.
2. opposition or antithesis.
3. 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.”
[1545–55; < Late Latin]
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