"contrapositive" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: contrapositives [plural]
Etymology: contra- + positive Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|contra|positive}} contra- + positive Head templates: {{en-noun}} contrapositive (plural contrapositives)
  1. (logic) The inverse of the converse of a given logical implication. Wikipedia link: Contraposition Categories (topical): Logic Related terms: converse, inverse Translations (the inverse of the converse of a given proposition): kontrapositio (Finnish), Kontraposition [feminine] (German), mótskilyrðing [feminine] (Icelandic)

Inflected forms

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