Definition of contraposition in English:
contraposition
noun kɒntrəpəˈzɪʃ(ə)nˌkɑntrəpəˈzɪʃən
mass nounLogic Conversion of a proposition from all A is B to all not-B is not-A.
Example sentencesExamples
- This means that form and content are not fully unified but retain a structure of abstract contraposition: the content is inscribed in the form while retaining much that cannot be grasped in it.
- By contraposition and the definition of the existential quantifier, the latter axiom is equivalent to x = x y (y = x).
- As a contraposition to the conclusions derived from the summation theorem, we have used similar mathematical tools to show that dominance is not an inevitable property of metabolic pathways.
Origin
Mid 16th century: from late Latin contrapositio(n-), from the verb contraponere, from contra- 'against' + ponere 'to place'.
Definition of contraposition in US English:
contraposition
nounˌkɑntrəpəˈzɪʃənˌkäntrəpəˈziSHən
Logic Conversion of a proposition from all A is B to all not-B is not-A.
Example sentencesExamples
- This means that form and content are not fully unified but retain a structure of abstract contraposition: the content is inscribed in the form while retaining much that cannot be grasped in it.
- By contraposition and the definition of the existential quantifier, the latter axiom is equivalent to x = x y (y = x).
- As a contraposition to the conclusions derived from the summation theorem, we have used similar mathematical tools to show that dominance is not an inevitable property of metabolic pathways.
Origin
Mid 16th century: from late Latin contrapositio(n-), from the verb contraponere, from contra- ‘against’ + ponere ‘to place’.