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contrapositively

contrapositively adverb: by the inverse of the converse of a given proposition.

Adverb

contrapositively (not comparable)

  1. By the inverse of the converse of a given proposition.

Origin of contrapositively

From contrapositive + -ly.

Questions about contrapositively

What does contrapositively mean?
Contrapositively means by the inverse of the converse of a given proposition.
What part of speech is contrapositively?
Contrapositively is an adverb.

Words near contrapositively in the dictionary

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

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