Material conditional

Noun

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Definitions

1.NounA type of conditional statement used in formal logic and defined as true whenever its antecedent is false or its consequent is true, and false when its antecedent is true and its consequent is false.

"'A ⊃ B' represents a material conditional."

Synonyms

semifactual condition conditional counterfactual unconditional conditional proof conditional sentence biconditional conditionalness mixed conditional modus tollens material implication

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