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obversion

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The act of turning toward or downward.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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noun

Meaning 2

An immediate inference that denies the opposite of something previously affirmed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: human-sciences, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences

Examples

  • All men are mortal, so, by obversion, no men are immortal.

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History

Etymology

Latin obversio (“a turning towards”).

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: obverze — (logic) inference