conditional statements Vocabulary

Conditional - An if-then statement that relates a hypothesis, to a conclusion.

Hypothesis - the phrase immediately following the word *if*

Conclusion - the phrase immediately following the word *then*

Truth Value - "true" (t) or "false" (f) according to wether the statement is true or false.

Truth Table - Lists all the possible combinations of truth values for 2 or more statements.

Converse - *q→p*

the statement's hypothesis and conclusion are switched (if q, then p)

Negation - "not"

∼p meaning p is not true

Inverse - nagating both hypothesis and the conclusion of the origional staement. ( if not p then not q )

contrapositive - first write the converse and then negate the hypothesis and conclusion (if ~q, then ~p)

If not q, then not p.

Biconditional - p if and only if q ( compound statement)