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contrapositive

contrapositive noun: the inverse of the converse of a given logical implication.

Noun

contrapositive (plural contrapositives)

  1. The inverse of the converse of a given logical implication.

contrapositive meaning in Tamil and Tagalog

contrapositive in Tamil

எதிர்நேர்ம, தர்க்கத்தில்

contrapositive in Tagalog

the inverse of the converse of a given proposition
labantahas

Forms of contrapositive

pluralcontrapositives

Origin of contrapositive

From contra- + positive.

Words formed from contrapositive

Questions about contrapositive

What does contrapositive mean?
Contrapositive means the inverse of the converse of a given logical implication.
What is contrapositive in Tamil?
Contrapositive in Tamil is எதிர்நேர்ம, தர்க்கத்தில். See Contrapositive meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is contrapositive?
Contrapositive is a noun.
What is the plural of contrapositive?
The plural of contrapositive is contrapositives.

Words near contrapositive in the dictionary

  1. contraposed
  2. contraposes
  3. contraposing
  4. contraposition
  5. contrapositions
  6. contrapositive
  7. contrapositively
  8. contrapositives
  9. contrapositivity
  10. contrapposti
  11. contrapposto

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Adapted from Wiktionary: contrapositive (page history and authors); contrapositive (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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