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contraposition

/kon-truh-puh-zish-uhn/US // ˌkɒn trə pəˈzɪʃ ən //UK // (ˌkɒntrəpəˈzɪʃən) //

矛盾,矛盾冲突,对比,矛盾点

Related Words

antithesis对立面,对立统一,对偶,反义词contradiction矛盾,矛盾冲突,矛盾的,悖论contradistinction矛盾,区别,对比,矛盾性contrariety反差,矛盾,矛盾性,对比性contrariness矛盾,对立面,对立,矛盾性contrast对比,对照,对比度,对比一下polarity极性,极限性,极限,极性问题oppositeness对立性,对立面,反对性,异性

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : 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.”

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounopposition
Synonyms
antithesis对立面,对立统一,对偶,反义词contradiction矛盾,矛盾冲突,矛盾的,悖论contradistinction矛盾,区别,对比,矛盾性contrariety反差,矛盾,矛盾性,对比性contrariness矛盾,对立面,对立,矛盾性contrast对比,对照,对比度,对比一下oppositeness对立性,对立面,反对性,异性polarity极性,极限性,极限,极性问题

Examples

  • We have given examples and illustrations in the paragraph describing Conversion by Contraposition.

  • In this it differs from Obversion, Conversion, and Contraposition, each of which stands for one process.

  • A further process, known as Contraposition or Conversion by Negation, consists of conversion following on obversion.

  • They are all remarkable for harmonies attained by certain combinations of shade in gradations with colours in contraposition.

  • It is for dealing with these intractable moods that Contraposition is required.

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