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entailment

entailment

8.6
A result that follows from something said or done
  • noun
  • /ɪnˈteɪlmənt/
translation icon : implicación
  • In philosophy, an entailment often refers to a conclusion that is logically inferred from premises.
  • logical entailment

Then also think about what has to come after that, what the entailments are or the implications, the things that come along with it.

Examples

  • Then also think about what has to come after that, what the entailments are or the implications, the things that come along with it.

  • Moral norms themselves are entailments of the primary practical principles that direct us to basic aspects of human well-being or fulfillment.

    Academic text (2008)
  • The relations between the arguments may be of a heterogeneous nature, like attack, support, or entailment.

    Academic text (2017)
  • I offered the idea of historical optimism as one entailment that we can verify or falsify.

    Blog text (20)
  • 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.

    Academic text (1990)
  • 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').

    Academic text (2006)
  • The entailment of her argument was that if we ignore climate change, the consequences will be dire.

  • The entailment of choosing a career in medicine includes a long period of study and training.

Synonyms

implication
vsentailment
308 4.3

A result or meaning suggested but not said

is a firmer deduced logical consequence rather than a vague suggestion
conclusion
vsentailment
  • Formal
127 2.8

A statement that follows from given facts by logical thinking

is the inferred relation or consequence behind such a resulting statement
corollary
vsentailment
  • Specialized
1 8.7

A statement that follows directly from a proved rule or theorem

is any inferred consequence, not only one tied to a proved theorem
logical implication
vsentailment
  • Specialized
1 7.7

A connection between two statements that makes the second true if the first is true

is a general inferred logical consequence, not only strict formal condition
consequent
vsentailment
  • Specialized
7.1

The part of an if then sentence that follows then

focuses on the inferred logical link rather than any result or outcome

How Certain

proof
2.5
entailment
8.6
implication
308 4.3
suggestion
759 1.4
guess
768 1.0

Surface Forms

entailment singular
entailments plural

Morphology

entailment = entail (transparent) = entail + ment

Formed by the common noun-forming suffix '-ment' from the verb 'entail', so the meaning 'the result/state of entailing' is directly derived.

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.