About The Word Obversion
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Obversion
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What's The Definition Of Obversion?Synonyms | Synonyms for Obversion: Related Terms | Find terms related to Obversion: See Also | Obversion In Webster's Dictionary \Ob*ver"sion\, n. [L. obversio a turning towards.]
1. The act of turning toward or downward.
2. (Logic) The act of immediate inference, by which we deny
the opposite of anything which has been affirmed; as, all
men are mortal; then, by obversion, no men are immortal.
This is also described as ``immediate inference by
privative conception.'' --Bain.
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