entailment

Definitions

A logical relationship between two statements where the truth of the first guarantees the truth of the second.

The act or fact of involving something as a necessary consequence or accompaniment.

A legal restriction on the inheritance of property, typically limiting it to a specific line of heirs.

Examples

In formal logic, the concept of entailment describes a relationship where the truth of one statement guarantees the truth of another.

The professor explained that the entailment between the two premises was logically sound and led directly to the conclusion.

Synonyms

implication consequence necessitation logical result inference

Antonyms

exclusion independence non sequitur contradiction disconnection