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What is a contraposition?

What is a contraposition? Here are some definitions.

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  1. (logic) The statement of the form "if not Q then not P", given the statement "if P then Q".
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Such a consequence will constitute the key step in a proof by reductio ad absurdum, a proof that will culminate in a type of contraposition, turning on modus tollens.
They are all remarkable for harmonies attained by certain combinations of shade in gradations with colours in contraposition.
Now if this weak form of contraposition holds, then necessary and sufficient conditions can be regarded as converses after all.
However, there is a flaw in Austin's argument, arising from its dependence on contraposition.
A further process, known as contraposition or Conversion by Negation, consists of conversion following on obversion.
It is usually used in contraposition to the term mixes which refers to the combination of a number of vitamins to a certain specification.

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