The contrapositive of a conditional statement is formed by negating both the hypothesis and conclusion, then reversing them. If the original statement is 'If P, then Q,' the contrapositive is 'If not Q, then not P.'
Conditional Statement: A logical statement that has two parts, an antecedent (if part) and a consequent (then part).
Inverse: Formed by negating both the hypothesis and conclusion of a conditional statement without switching their order.
Converse: Formed by reversing the hypothesis and conclusion of a conditional statement.