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entailment

/ɛnˈteɪlmənt/ noun · British & US
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What does entailment mean?

noun

The act of implying or suggesting something as a necessary or logical consequence. A relationship between two statements where one is a logical consequence of the other.

Example

"The fact that the company is going bankrupt entails that many employees will lose their jobs."

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