contraposition
noun/ˈkɒntɹəpəˈzɪʃən/
Etymology From French contraposition.
1
Human sciences, Logic, Mathematics, Philosophy, Sciences The statement of the form "if not Q then not P", given the statement "if P then Q".
2
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.2012, Erwin W. Straus, Maurice Natanson, Henri Ey, Psychiatry and Philosophy, page 76:
- Related terms
- contrapose, contrapositive, contrapposto, counterpose, implication