Meanings
nouncontrapositive (plural contrapositives)
plural contrapositives
- human sciencesThe inverse of the converse of a given logical implication.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Proto-Italic*komteros
- Proto-Italic*komterād
- Latincontrā
- Englishcontra-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂pó
- Proto-Italic*po
- Proto-Indo-European*teḱ-
- Proto-Indo-European*tḱéytibf.
- Proto-Indo-European*tḱey-
- Proto-Indo-European*tḱinéti
- Proto-Italic*sinō
- Proto-Italic*pozinō
- Latinpōnō
- Latinīvus
- Latinpositivus
- Old Frenchpositif
- Englishpositive
- Englishcontrapositive
Translations
Finnish kontrapositio
- kontrapositiothe inverse of the converse of a given proposition
German Kontraposition
- Kontrapositionthe inverse of the converse of a given proposition
Icelandic mótskilyrðing
- mótskilyrðingthe inverse of the converse of a given proposition
Japanese 対偶
- 対偶 (taigū)the inverse of the converse of a given proposition
Polish kontrapozycja
- kontrapozycjathe inverse of the converse of a given proposition
Spanish contraposición
- contraposiciónthe inverse of the converse of a given proposition
Tagalog labantahas
- labantahasthe inverse of the converse of a given proposition
Cite this entry
APA
contrapositive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contrapositive
MLA
“contrapositive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contrapositive. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “contrapositive,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contrapositive.
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