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Noun: contrapositive  ,kón-tru'pó-zi-tiv
  1. Conditional proposition of the form 'if not B then not A' (the contrapositive of 'if A then B')
    "The contrapositive of 'if it's raining, the ground is wet' is 'if the ground is not wet, it's not raining'"

Derived forms: contrapositives

Encyclopedia: Contrapositive