Obversion Definition

ŏb-vûrzhən, əb-
noun
The process of obverting or the condition so resulting.
American Heritage
The act of obverting.
Webster's New World
The act of inferring the obverse.
Webster's New World

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

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

Other Word Forms of Obversion

Noun

Singular:
obversion
Plural:
obversions

Origin of Obversion

  • Latin obversio a turning towards.

    From Wiktionary

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