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nonconsequence

nonconsequence noun: lack of consequence; failure to follow logically.

Noun

nonconsequence (countable and uncountable, plural nonconsequences)

  1. (uncountable) 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. (countable) That which is not a consequence; something that does not follow.

Forms of nonconsequence

pluralnonconsequences

Origin of nonconsequence

From non- + consequence.

Questions about nonconsequence

What does nonconsequence mean?
Nonconsequence means lack of consequence; failure to follow logically.
What part of speech is nonconsequence?
Nonconsequence is a noun.
What is the plural of nonconsequence?
The plural of nonconsequence is nonconsequences.

Words near nonconsequence in the dictionary

  1. nonconsensus
  2. nonconsent
  3. nonconsenter
  4. nonconsenters
  5. nonconsenting
  6. nonconsequence
  7. nonconsequences
  8. nonconsequent
  9. nonconsequential
  10. nonconsequentialism
  11. nonconsequentialist

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