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noun
A valid form of argument in which the antecedent of a conditional proposition is negated, thereby entailing the affirmation of the consequent. Modus tollendo ponens has the form
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: human-sciences, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences
Synonyms: disjunctive syllogism
Antonyms: none provided
History
Borrowed from Latin modus tollendō pōnēns (roughly, “mode where negating confirms”).
Across languages
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