entailment
/in'teilmənt/
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Definition
- Noun:
- A logical conclusion or necessary consequence: In logic and philosophy, an "entailment" is something that must be true if a given statement or set of statements is true. It is a relationship where the truth of one proposition guarantees the truth of another.
- An inference or implication: More generally, it refers to something that is inferred, deduced, or implied from a situation, statement, or set of facts.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- The logical entailment of the premises led to an unavoidable conclusion.
- His statement had several political entailments that were not immediately obvious.
- Understanding the full entailments of the new law will take time.
Advanced Usage
- Logical/Material Entailment: In formal logic, a distinction is sometimes made. Logical entailment means the conclusion follows from the premises by logical necessity alone. Material entailment might consider factual or semantic content.
- The argument is valid because of a strict logical entailment.
- As a mass noun: The concept or relationship itself can be referred to as "entailment."
- The study focused on the nature of entailment in conditional sentences.
Variants and Related Words
- Entail (verb): To involve something as a necessary or inevitable part or consequence.
- The job entails a lot of responsibility.
- Entailed (adjective): Describing something that is a necessary consequence.
- The entailed risks were carefully considered.
Synonyms
- Implication: Something suggested or involved as a necessary consequence.
- Consequence: A result or effect, especially one that logically follows.
- Deduction: A conclusion reached through logical reasoning.
- Corollary: A proposition that follows from one already proven.
Related Phrases/Idioms
- (To be) an entailment of: A formal phrase indicating something is a necessary consequence of something else.
- Increased scrutiny is an entailment of holding public office.
Noun
- something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied)
- his resignation had political implications