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单词 non sequitur
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non sequitur


non se·qui·tur

N0146100 (nŏn sĕk′wĭ-tər, -to͝or′)n.1. An inference or conclusion that does not follow from the premises or evidence.2. A statement that does not follow logically from what preceded it.
[Latin nōn sequitur, it does not follow : nōn, not + sequitur, third person sing. present tense of sequī, to follow.]

non sequitur

(ˈnɒn ˈsɛkwɪtə) n1. a statement having little or no relevance to what preceded it2. (Logic) logic a conclusion that does not follow from the premisesAbbreviation: non seq [Latin, literally: it does not follow]

non se•qui•tur

(nɒn ˈsɛk wɪ tər, -ˌtʊər)
n. 1. an inference or a conclusion that does not follow from the premises. 2. a comment that is unrelated to a preceding one. [1540–50; < Latin: it does not follow]

non sequitur

A Latin phrase meaning it does not follow, used to mean something that does not follow logically from what has already been stated .
Thesaurus
Noun1.non sequitur - a reply that has no relevance to what preceded itreply, response - the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange; "he growled his reply"
2.non sequitur - (logic) a conclusion that does not follow from the premisesconclusion - an intuitive assumption; "jump to a conclusion"logic - the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference
Translations
frase senza nesso logico

non sequitur


non sequitur

A statement that does not logically fit into the current conversation. Good luck getting answers from him—his every response to my questions so far has been a non sequitur. A: "I changed the oil in the car." B: "Well, that's a complete non sequitur, since I asked if you were hungry!"See also: non, sequitur

a ˌnon ˈsequitur

(from Latin, formal) a statement that does not seem to follow what has just been said in any natural or logical way: In the middle of a discussion about the weather, Liz started talking about fish. Everyone ignored the non sequitur completely.The Latin phrase means ‘it does not follow’.See also: non, sequitur

non sequitur


non sequitur

Logic a conclusion that does not follow from the premises

non sequitur


non sequitur

(nahn sek [as in heck]-kwit-her) n. Latin for "it does not follow." The term usually means that a conclusion does not logically follow from the facts or law, stated: "That's a non sequitur."

AcronymsSeeNS

non sequitur


  • noun

Words related to non sequitur

noun a reply that has no relevance to what preceded it

Related Words

  • reply
  • response

noun (logic) a conclusion that does not follow from the premises

Related Words

  • conclusion
  • logic
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