contraposition

noun
/ˈkɒntɹəpəˈzɪʃən/

Etymology

From French contraposition.

  1. derived from contraposition

Definitions

  1. The statement of the form "if not Q then not P", given the statement "if P then Q".

  2. Opposition

    Opposition; contrast.

    • Near-synonym: juxtaposition
    • The expression “Allon” indicates the unique character of this relationship: that of being together in contraposition. I belong to the Allon, and yet detach myself from it.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for contraposition. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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