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ENTAIL

/ənˈteɪl/
Meanings
  • Verb

    To imply or follow logically from a premise or set of premises

    - "The statement 'All men are mortal' entails that 'Socrates is mortal'."
    - "The premise 'If it rains, I will stay home' entails that 'If it doesn't rain, I will go out'."
    - "The hypothesis 'All swans are white' entails that 'The next swan I see will be white'."
Pronunciation
  1. /ənˈteɪl/



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  2. /ənˈteɪl/



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Rhymes
Words rhyming with ENTAIL
ail , hail , mail , ailment , jail , ailes , gail , ailbeam , ailboat , pail
Variants
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entail , entailed , entailer , entailers , entailing , entails
Etymology
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From Middle English entailen, entenalen, from Old French entailer, to enchain, from en- 'in' + chaîne 'chain'.

Trivia
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  1. The term 'entail' comes from the Old French word 'entailer', which means 'to enchain'.

  2. The logical connective 'implies' is sometimes used interchangeably with 'entails'.

  3. In law, 'entail' refers to the process of passing land and title to an heir in a specific way.

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  1. Premises: A set of statements or assumptions from which a conclusion is drawn.

  2. Conclusion: A statement derived from a set of premises by logical deduction.

  3. Deductive reasoning: A method of reasoning that derives conclusions from a given set of premises.

Quotes
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  1. Pregnancy involves the bodily dependence of the unborn child on its mother; in many cases, it "entails" a significant physical burden.

    - Cathleen Kaveny,{it}Commonweal{/it},4 May 2007

  2. … it was a Master Highlighter Event, a two-day guest appearance by one of Kinkade's specially trained assistants, who would highlight any picture bought during the event for free. Highlighting a picture is not that different from highlighting your hair: it "entails" stippling tiny bright dots of paint on the picture to give it more texture and luminescence.

    - Susan Orlean,{it}New Yorker{/it},15 Oct. 2001

  3. Discourse is a social as well as an intellectual activity; it "entails" interaction between minds, and it revolves around something possessed in common.

    - David A. Hollinger,{it}In the American Province{/it},(1985) 1992

  4. Life is a difficult and complicated enterprise. It "entails" joy but also suffering, gain but also loss, hope but also despair.

    - Neal Gabler,{it}Life: The Movie{/it},1998
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The term 'entail' has been used extensively in logic and philosophy, particularly in the context of deductive reasoning and the law.

How to Memorize "entail"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine a chain of logical statements, where each link represents a premise and the conclusion is the final link.

  2. associate

    - Associate the term 'entail' with 'chain' or 'logical sequence'.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the acronym 'Every Necessary Thing Implies An Logical Next' to remember the meaning of 'entail'.

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