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antecedent 1. Logic the hypothetical clause, usually introduced by "if", in a conditional statement: that which implies the other 2. Maths an obsolescent name for numerator 3. denying the antecedent Logic the fallacy of inferring the falsehood of the consequent of a conditional statement, given the truth of the conditional and the falsehood of its antecedent, as if there are five of them, there are more than four: there are not five, so there are not more than four antecedent [′an·tə‚sēd·ənt] (mathematics) The numerator of a ratio. The first of the two statements in an implication. For an integer,n, that is greater than 1, the preceding integer,n- 1. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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