contraposition

== English == === Etymology === From French contraposition. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkɒntɹəpəˈzɪʃən/ === Noun === contraposition (countable and uncountable, plural contrapositions) (countable, logic) The statement of the form "if not Q then not P", given the statement "if P then Q". Opposition; contrast. Synonym: counterposition Coordinate term: imposition Near-synonym: juxtaposition ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== ==== References ==== “contraposition”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. == French == === Etymology === From Latin contrapositio. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɔ̃.tʁa.po.zi.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === contraposition f (plural contrapositions) (logic) contraposition