"contraposition" meaning in All languages combined

See contraposition on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: contrapositions [plural]
Etymology: 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- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 84 16 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with contra-: 69 31 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
    Sense id: en-contraposition-fr-noun-57UW206a Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French terms prefixed with contra- Topics: human-sciences, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences

Inflected forms

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