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Contraposition meaning

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

Using Contraposition

  • The main meaning on this page is: The statement of the form "if not Q then not P", given the statement "if P then Q". | Opposition; contrast.

Context around Contraposition

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

terms 1× transposition 1×

Often after:

described 1×

Sentence patterns with Contraposition

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and transposition contraposition is a 1× related terms contraposition and transposition 1× thing as contraposition described in 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

related terms contraposition 1× transposition is exactly 1×

Common sentence endings:

a different language 1× an existing one 1×

Words around Contraposition

Just before it in the word index:

contralto 11 contralateral 5 contraire 2 contraints 2 contraindications 12 contraindication 4

Just after it in the word index:

contrapositive 4 contrapposto 7 contraption 55 contraptions 21 contrapuntal 18 contrapuntally 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 4 aacr 4 aacsb 4 aadar 4 aadk 4 aadujeevitham 4

Corpus analysis for Contraposition

  • In this selection, "contraposition" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 21.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, terms, transposition and described stand out and add context to how "contraposition" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and transposition contraposition is a and related terms contraposition and transposition. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "contraposition" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with contraposition

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Transposition is exactly the same thing as Contraposition, described in a different language. (13 words)

Related terms Contraposition and transposition Contraposition is a logically valid rule of inference that allows the creation of a new proposition from the negation and reordering of an existing one. (30 words)

Longer example sentences

Related terms Contraposition and transposition Contraposition is a logically valid rule of inference that allows the creation of a new proposition from the negation and reordering of an existing one. (30 words)

Transposition is exactly the same thing as Contraposition, described in a different language. (13 words)

Example sentences (2)

Related terms Contraposition and transposition Contraposition is a logically valid rule of inference that allows the creation of a new proposition from the negation and reordering of an existing one.

Transposition is exactly the same thing as Contraposition, described in a different language.

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How do you use "contraposition" in a sentence?
An example: "Related terms Contraposition and transposition Contraposition is a logically valid rule of inference that allows the creation of a new proposition from the negation and reordering of an existing one." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "contraposition" from authentic English texts.
What does "contraposition" mean?
Contraposition means: The statement of the form "if not Q then not P", given the statement "if P then Q".
How many example sentences with "contraposition" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "contraposition", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.