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entailment

 

[ ɪnˈteɪlmənt ]

Noun
Context #1 | Noun

logic

The relation that holds between a pair of propositions when the truth of one requires the truth of the other. In other words, if proposition A entails proposition B, then the truth of A guarantees the truth of B.

Synonyms

consequence, implication

Examples of usage

  • In logic, entailment is a fundamental concept to understand the logical consequence of propositions.
  • If the premise is true, then the entailment must also be true.
Context #2 | Noun

linguistics

The relationship between two sentences where the truth of one necessitates the truth of the other. In other words, a sentence entails another if it is impossible for the first to be true while the second is false.

Synonyms

implication, inference

Examples of usage

  • In linguistics, entailment is used to analyze the semantic relationships between sentences.
  • The word 'mother' entails the word 'female'.

Translations

Translations of the word "entailment" in other languages:

🇵🇹 implicação

🇮🇳 निहितार्थ

🇩🇪 Implikation

🇮🇩 implikasi

🇺🇦 імплікація

🇵🇱 implikacja

🇯🇵 含意

🇫🇷 implication

🇪🇸 implicación

🇹🇷 içerme

🇰🇷 함축

🇸🇦 تضمين

🇨🇿 implikace

🇸🇰 implikácia

🇨🇳 蕴涵

🇸🇮 implikacija

🇮🇸 ályktun

🇰🇿 қорытынды

🇬🇪 გულისხმობა

🇦🇿 məna

🇲🇽 implicación

Word origin

The term 'entailment' originated in logic and philosophy to describe the relationship between propositions. It has since been adopted in linguistics to refer to the relationship between sentences. The concept of entailment has been studied extensively in various fields to understand the implications and consequences of statements.

See also: entail.

Word Frequency Rank

This word's position of #30,586 indicates it's among the more rare English words. While understanding it broadens your vocabulary, focus on more common words first.