Contraposition Contraposition

Contraposition - Definition and Overview

Related Words: Antithesis, Backlash, Challenge, Collision, Con, Conflict, Confrontation, Contention, Contradiction, Contraindication, Contrast

In logic, contraposition is the tautology

<math>(P \rightarrow Q) \Leftrightarrow (\neg Q \rightarrow \neg P).<math>

In logic, it is often useful when proving a

<math>P \rightarrow Q<math>-type

statement, to simply prove its contrapositive.

Copyright 2009 WordIQ.com - Privacy Policy  :: Terms of Use  :: Contact Us  :: About Us
This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the this Wikipedia article.