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 A - Antecedent

 

Antecedent: In logic: What comes before (in an argument): premisses, assumptions, presuppositions; the if-part p in an if-then statement or inference (if p then q).

The term antecedent is especially used in systems of logic constructed by or according to Gentzen, in which every argument is a sequence of formulas that satisfy certain conditions.

 

See also: Consequent, Logical terms

Literature:

Carnap, Cartwright, Gentzen, Stegmüller
 

 Original: Oct 26, 2007                                                Last edited: 12 December 2011.   Top