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contrapositive

noun
con·​tra·​pos·​i·​tive | \ ËŒkän-trÉ™-ˈpä-zÉ™-tiv How to pronounce contrapositive (audio) , -ˈpäz-tiv\

Definition of contrapositive

: a proposition or theorem formed by contradicting both the subject and predicate or both the hypothesis and conclusion of a given proposition or theorem and interchanging them "if not-B then not-A " is the contrapositive of "if A then B "

First Known Use of contrapositive

1870, in the meaning defined above

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