ENTAILMENT Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the word entailment. (close relations)
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| implication | nounn | |||||
noun • something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied) • a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred • an accusation that brings into intimate and usually incriminating connection • a logical relation between propositions p and q of the form `if p then q'; if p is true then q cannot be false • a relation implicated by virtue of involvement or close connection (especially an incriminating involvement) | ||||||
| conclusion | nounn | |||||
noun • a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration • an intuitive assumption • the temporal end; the concluding time • event whose occurrence ends something • the proposition arrived at by logical reasoning (such as the proposition that must follow from the major and minor premises of a syllogism) • the act of ending something • a final settlement • the last section of a communication • the act of making up your mind about something | ||||||
| consequence | nounn | |||||
noun • a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon • the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual • having important effects or influence | ||||||
| corollary | nounn | |||||
noun • a practical consequence that follows naturally • (logic) an inference that follows directly from the proof of another proposition | ||||||
| effect | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon • an outward appearance • an impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived) • the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work • (of a law) having legal validity • a symptom caused by an illness or a drug verb • produce • act so as to bring into existence | ||||||
| outcome | nounn | |||||
noun • something that results • a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon | ||||||
| ramification | nounn | |||||
noun • the act of branching out or dividing into branches • a part of a forked or branching shape • a development that complicates a situation • an arrangement of branching parts | ||||||
| repercussion | nounn | |||||
noun • a remote or indirect consequence of some action • a movement back from an impact | ||||||
| result | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon • a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem • something that results • the semantic role of the noun phrase whose referent exists only by virtue of the activity denoted by the verb in the clause verb • issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end • produce as a result or residue • come about or follow as a consequence | ||||||
| deduction | nounn | |||||
noun • a reduction in the gross amount on which a tax is calculated; reduces taxes by the percentage fixed for the taxpayer's income bracket • an amount or percentage deducted • something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied) • reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect) • the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole) • the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise | ||||||
