contraposition

About 0.05 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The statement of the form "if not Q then not P", given the statement "if P then Q".
2. noun Opposition; contrast.

Similar words

contrapositive necessary condition consequent converse counterproof disjunctive syllogism contraponend inverse conditional sufficient condition

Often followed by

of to is between and in with by are

Word family

contrapositions