Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

contre-apposée

English translation:

contraposited

Added to glossary by Diana Chemparathy
Jun 30, 2006 16:47
17 yrs ago
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French term

contre-apposée

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the context is:

Pour cela, prouvons la proposition contre-apposée : si la réponse impulsionnelle du système n’est pas absolument intégrable: [] il existe une entrée bornée qui fasse diverger la sortie.

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Proposed translations (English)
4 +2 contraposited

Discussion

L'assertion (nonQ)=>(nonP) s'appelle la contre apposé de P=>Q -- http://www.sj.k12.tr/html/ders-konulari/mathematiques/10/log...

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contraposited

It's a term in symbolic logic.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transposition_(logic) - 22k



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Note added at 1 hr (2006-06-30 17:53:21 GMT)
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The schema of contraposition:
Original Proposition Obversion Contraposition Obverted Contraposition
(A) All S is P (E) No S is non-P ↔ (E) No non-P is S (A) All non-P is non-S
(E) No S is P (A) All S is non-P → (I) Some non-P is S (O) Some non-P is not non-S
(I) Some S is P (O) Some S is not non-P None None
(O) Some S is not P (I) Some S is non-P ↔ (I) Some non-P is S (O) Some non-P is not non-S
Peer comment(s):

agree Jean-Christophe Vieillard : http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contraposition
22 mins
Thank you sir
agree Gina W
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