contrapositive
/kon-truh-poz-i-tiv/US // ˌkɒn trəˈpɒz ɪ tɪv //UK // (ˌkɒntrəˈpɒzɪtɪv) //
对立面,反义词,对立统一,对立的
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Definitions
adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
- : of or relating to contraposition.
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : a contrapositive statement of a proposition.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
There is an apparent exception to this when the real Middle in an argument is a contrapositive term, not-M.
In the case of the I proposition the contrapositive is impossible, as infringing the main rule of conversion.
For a Disjunctive in I., of course, there is no Contrapositive.
Every positive in thought has a contrapositive, and the positive and contrapositive are of the same kind.
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