entailment
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- noun
- /ɪnˈteɪlmənt/
- In philosophy, an entailment often refers to a conclusion that is logically inferred from premises.
- logical entailment
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Watch on YouTubeThen also think about what has to come after that, what the entailments are or the implications, the things that come along with it.
- Then also think about what has to come after that, what the entailments are or the implications, the things that come along with it.
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Then also think about what has to come after that, what the entailments are or the implications, the things that come along with it.
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Moral norms themselves are entailments of the primary practical principles that direct us to basic aspects of human well-being or fulfillment.
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The relations between the arguments may be of a heterogeneous nature, like attack, support, or entailment.
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I offered the idea of historical optimism as one entailment that we can verify or falsify.
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We believe that to be so, though not as an entailment of the pure theory of rights but rather as a commentary on the history of liberalism.
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The logical entailment of this approach is that the right way to design a course or a curriculum is to make it impartially representative of all competing views (equalized by suppressing judgment, ostensibly to neutralize 'bias').
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The entailment of her argument was that if we ignore climate change, the consequences will be dire.
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The entailment of choosing a career in medicine includes a long period of study and training.
Synonyms
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A result or meaning suggested but not said
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A statement that follows from given facts by logical thinking
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A connection between two statements that makes the second true if the first is true
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The part of an if then sentence that follows then
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A statement that follows directly from a proved rule or theorem
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Etymology
Entailment comes from the old French verb entailler (from en- + tailler) which meant 'to cut'. Think of cutting away other choices so only one result is left—that's why an entailment is something that is 'implied' or follows as a logical consequence.