- 1. n. A placing over against; opposite position. Source: opted
- 2. n. A so-called immediate inference which consists in denying the original subject of the contradictory predicate; e.g.: Every S is P; therefore, no Not-P is S. Source: opted
- 3. 1. A placing over against; opposite position. [Obs.] F. Potter. 2. (Logic) A so-called immediate inference which consists in denying the original subject of the contradictory predicate; e.g.: Every S is P; therefore, no Not-P is S. Source: webster
- 4. A so-called immediate inference which consists in denying theoriginal subject of the contradictory predicate; e.g.: Every S is P;therefore, no Not-P is S. Source: adambom
- 5. n. A placing over against; opposite position. n. A so-called immediate inference which consists in denying the original subject of the contradictory predicate; e.g.: Every S is P; therefore, no Not-P is S. Source: ecdict
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