Implication, in logic, a relationship between two propositions in which the second is a logical consequence of the first. In most systems of formal logic, a broader relationship called material implication is employed, which is read “If A, then B,” and is denoted by A ⊃ B or A → B.

A mutineer is someone who rebels against authority. Mutiny is the act of revolt or opposition against an authority like the captain of a ship or the commander of an army.

An implication is something that is suggested, or happens, indirectly. You might ask, “What are the implications of our decision?” Implication is also the state of being implicated, or connected to something bad: “Are you surprised by their implication that you were involved in the crime?”

An implication is the compound statement of the form “if p, then q.” It is denoted p⇒q, which is read as “p implies q.” It is false only when p is true and q is false, and is true in all other situations.

Direct Proof

1. You prove the implication p –> q by assuming p is true and using your background knowledge and the rules of logic to prove q is true.
2. The assumption “p is true” is the first link in a logical chain of statements, each implying its successor, that ends in “q is true”.

The contrapositive of an implication is an implication with the antecedent and consequent negated and interchanged. For example, the contrapositive of (p ⇒ q) is (¬q ⇒ ¬p). Note that an implication and it contrapositive are logically equivalent.

The contrapositive does always have the same truth value as the conditional. If the conditional is true then the contrapositive is true. A pattern of reaoning is a true assumption if it always lead to a true conclusion.

To form the contrapositive of the conditional statement, interchange the hypothesis and the conclusion of the inverse statement. The contrapositive of “If it rains, then they cancel school” is “If they do not cancel school, then it does not rain.” If p , then q .

As nouns the difference between contrapositive and contraposition. is that contrapositive is (logic) the inverse of the converse of a given proposition while contraposition is (logic) the statement of the form “if not q then not p”, given the statement “if p then q”.

So, in proof by contraposition we assume that is false and then show that is false. It differs from proof by contradiction in the sense that, in proof by contradiction we assume to be false and to true and show that such an assumption leads to something which is known to be false .

Contrapositive: The contrapositive of a conditional statement of the form “If p then q” is “If ~q then ~p”. Symbolically, the contrapositive of p q is ~q ~p. A conditional statement is logically equivalent to its contrapositive.

A biconditional statement is a combination of a conditional statement and its converse written in the if and only if form. Two line segments are congruent if and only if they are of equal length. A biconditional is true if and only if both the conditionals are true.

A biconditional statement is really a combination of a conditional statement and its converse. The biconditional operator is denoted by a double-headed arrow. P ↔ Q {P /leftrightarrow Q} P↔Q is read as “ P if and only if Q.”

Solution: The biconditonal a b represents the sentence: “x + 2 = 7 if and only if x = 5.” When x = 5, both a and b are true. When x 5, both a and b are false. A biconditional statement is defined to be true whenever both parts have the same truth value.

In logic and related fields such as mathematics and philosophy, “if and only if” (shortened as “iff”) is a biconditional logical connective between statements, where either both statements are true or both are false.

Let p and q are two statements then “if p then q” is a compound statement, denoted by p→ q and referred as a conditional statement, or implication. The implication p→ q is false only when p is true, and q is false; otherwise, it is always true. If a = b and b = c, then a = c.

As nouns the difference between conditional and biconditional. is that conditional is (grammar) a conditional sentence; a statement that depends on a condition being true or false while biconditional is (logic) an “if and only if” conditional wherein the truth of each term depends on the truth of the other.