entailment
(noun)
noun
1. something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied)
Similar word(s): deduction, implication
Definition categories: thought, illation, inference
Sentences with entailment as a noun:
- Entailment does not imply causation: if a set of premisses entail a conclusion, that does not mean (necessarily) that they cause that conclusion to be true.
- An argument hinges upon entailment whereas an if-then sentence hinges upon implication.