"contraposition" meaning in All languages combined

See contraposition on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: contrapositions [plural]
Etymology: From contra- + position. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|contra|position}} contra- + position Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} contraposition (countable and uncountable, plural contrapositions)
  1. (countable, logic) The statement of the form "if not Q then not P", given the statement "if P then Q". Tags: countable Categories (topical): Logic Translations (logical statement): contraposició [feminine] (Catalan), obměna [feminine] (Czech), contrapositie [feminine] (Dutch), kontrapositio (Finnish), contraposition [feminine] (French), contraposée [feminine] (French), Kontraposition [feminine] (German), contrapposizione [feminine] (Italian), kontrapozycja [feminine] (Polish), contraposição [feminine] (Portuguese), контрапози́ция (kontrapozícija) [feminine] (Russian), contraposición [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-contraposition-en-noun-uPKasgrB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with contra-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 43 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with contra-: 63 37 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 85 15 Topics: human-sciences, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences Disambiguation of 'logical statement': 67 33
  2. Opposition; contrast. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-contraposition-en-noun-m5U~ViJE
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: contrapose, contrapositive, implication

Noun [French]

IPA: /kɔ̃.tʁa.po.zi.sjɔ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-contraposition.wav Forms: contrapositions [plural]
Etymology: From contra- + position. Etymology templates: {{af|fr|contra-|position}} contra- + position Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} contraposition f (plural contrapositions)
  1. (logic) contraposition Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Logic

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