modus tollens

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modus tollens

  • \mo.dys to.lɛns\
  • [mo.d̪ys t̪o.l̪ɛn̪s] France (Toulouse)
  • [mo.d̪ys t̪o.l̪ɛn̪s]

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Du latin modus (« mode ») et tollens (« enlevant, ôtant »).

noun

  1. Contraposition.

Opposite: modus ponens

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Opposite: modus ponens

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"modus tollens." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fr/modus%20tollens. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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modus tollens. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fr/modus%20tollens

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"modus tollens." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fr/modus%20tollens.

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@misc{modus_tollens_2026,
  title = {modus tollens},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/modus%20tollens},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}