Contrapositive vs Contradistinct - What's the difference?
contrapositive | contradistinct |
Distinguished by opposite qualities.
* Goodwin
As a noun contrapositive
is (logic) the inverse of the converse of a given proposition.As an adjective contradistinct is
distinguished by opposite qualities.contrapositive
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(Contraposition)Usage notes
* From a proposition, its inverse, its converse and its contrapositive are derived as follows: *: Proposition: "If P then Q." *: Inverse: "If not P then not Q." *: Converse: "If Q then P." *: Contrapositive: "If not Q then not P." * If a proposition is true then its contrapositive is, too. Thus, if the statement "If I'm Roman, then I can speak Latin" is true, then it logically follows that the statement "If I can't speak Latin, then I'm not Roman" must also be true.See also
* converse * inversecontradistinct
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Adjective
(en adjective)- When we speak of the judgment of charity, we intend not a loose conjecture, much less a judgment contradistinct from that which is righteous, but a righteous and strict judgment, according to the exactest rules whatsoever that we have to judge by, free from evil surmises, and such like vices of the mind as are opposed to the grace of love.