nonconsequence

noun — 2 senses

nonconsequence

noun

Etymology From non- + consequence.

1

Lack of consequence; failure to follow logically.

  • How can we prove nonconsequence – that something does not follow? Or even that some set of premises are inconsistent with each other – that they are unsatisfiable, and therefore, logically, everything follows?2004, Jacqueline P. Leighton, Robert J. Sternberg, The Nature of Reasoning, page 156:
2

That which is not a consequence; something that does not follow.

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