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       • Conditional statement


                                                             p                   q                   p => q
         If p and q are statements,


   the compound statement “if p                              T                   T                   T

   then q”, denoted p=>q, is called
                                                             T                   F                   F
   a conditional statement or

   implication.                                                  F               T                   T



          p : antecedent or hypothesis F                                         F                   T

   q : consequent or conclusion
                                                            Note: when p is F, then p=>q is T.

          if … then :    =>
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