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Explore Contrapositive through 4 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Contrapositive in a sentence

Contrapositive meaning

The inverse of the converse of a given logical implication.

Using Contrapositive

  • The main meaning on this page is: The inverse of the converse of a given logical implication.

Context around Contrapositive

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

argument 1× arguments 1× states 1×

Sentence patterns with Contrapositive

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

continuity the contrapositive states discontinuity 1× contrapositive arguments rightly 1× of its contrapositive 1× usage a contrapositive argument ought 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

contrapositive arguments rightly 1× finally since differentiability 1× thus one could 1×

Common sentence endings:

implies non differentiability 1× imply not c 1× in the indicative 1× of its contrapositive 1×

Words around Contrapositive

Just before it in the word index:

contraposition 3 contralto 12 contralateral 6 contraire 3 contraints 3 contraindications 13

Just after it in the word index:

contrapposto 8 contraption 55 contraptions 21 contrapuntal 19 contrapuntally 3 contrarian 68

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadujeevitham 7 aani 7 aarne 7 aasb 7 aasen 7 aashiqui 7

Corpus analysis for Contrapositive

  • In this selection, "contrapositive" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, argument, arguments and states stand out and add context to how "contrapositive" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include continuity the contrapositive states discontinuity and contrapositive arguments rightly. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "contrapositive" sits close to words such as aadujeevitham, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with contrapositive

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

Finally, since differentiability implies continuity, the contrapositive states discontinuity implies non-differentiability. (12 words)

Thus one could have a test of without having a test of its contrapositive. (14 words)

Contrapositive arguments rightly utilize the transposition rule of inference in classical logic to conclude something like: To the extent that C implies E then Not-E must also imply Not-C. (31 words)

Longer example sentences

According to this argument, this removes the alleged equivalence that is necessary to conclude that yellow cows can inform us about ravens: :In proper grammatical usage, a contrapositive argument ought not to be stated entirely in the indicative. (38 words)

Contrapositive arguments rightly utilize the transposition rule of inference in classical logic to conclude something like: To the extent that C implies E then Not-E must also imply Not-C. (31 words)

Thus one could have a test of without having a test of its contrapositive. (14 words)

Example sentences (4)

According to this argument, this removes the alleged equivalence that is necessary to conclude that yellow cows can inform us about ravens: :In proper grammatical usage, a contrapositive argument ought not to be stated entirely in the indicative.

Contrapositive arguments rightly utilize the transposition rule of inference in classical logic to conclude something like: To the extent that C implies E then Not-E must also imply Not-C.

Finally, since differentiability implies continuity, the contrapositive states discontinuity implies non-differentiability.

Thus one could have a test of without having a test of its contrapositive.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "contrapositive" in a sentence?
An example: "According to this argument, this removes the alleged equivalence that is necessary to conclude that yellow cows can inform us about ravens: :In proper grammatical usage, a contrapositive argument ought not to be stated entirely in the indicative." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "contrapositive" from authentic English texts.
What does "contrapositive" mean?
Contrapositive means: The inverse of the converse of a given logical implication.
How many example sentences with "contrapositive" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "contrapositive", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.