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contraposition

[ kon-truh-puh-zish-uh n ]
/ ˌkɒn trə pəˈzɪʃ ən /
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noun

placement opposite or against.
opposition, contrast, or antithesis.
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.”

RELATED WORDS

antithesis, contradiction, contradistinction, contrariety, contrariness, contrast, polarity

Nearby words

  1. contranym,
  2. contraoctave,
  3. contraorbital,
  4. contraplete,
  5. contrapose,
  6. contrapositive,
  7. contrapposto,
  8. contraption,
  9. contrapuntal,
  10. contrapuntist

Origin of contraposition

First recorded in 1545–55, contraposition is from the Late Latin word contrāposition- (stem of contrāpositiō). See contra1, position
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British Dictionary definitions for contraposition

contraposition

/ (ˌkɒntrəpəˈzɪʃən) /

noun

the act of placing opposite or against, esp in contrast or antithesis
logic the derivation of the contrapositive of a given categorial proposition
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Word Origin and History for contraposition

contraposition

n.

1550s, from Late Latin contrapositionem (nominative contrapositio), noun of action from past participle stem of contraponere, from contra "against" (see contra) + ponere "to put, place" (see position (n.)).

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