conseguenti

Conseguente is a term used in Italian logic and philosophy to denote the part of a conditional statement that expresses the result or outcome that follows from the antecedent. In everyday use, it corresponds to the English term “consequent.” The counterpart is the antecedente (antecedent), the part that comes before the conditional connector.

In logical analysis, the consequent is the statement that is asserted as true if the antecedent holds. For a conditional statement of the form “If P, then Q,” P is the antecedent and Q is the consequent. The plural form, conseguenti, can refer to the consequents of multiple conditionals or to the general notion of all such consequent clauses within a discussion of implication, inference, or deduction. The term is common in discussions of implication, argument structure, and mathematical proofs, where the relationship between premises and conclusions is analyzed.

Examples help illustrate the concept. In the conditional “Se piove, la strada è bagnata” (If it rains, the road is wet), the consequent is “la strada è bagnata.” Similarly, in “Se studia, ottiene buoni voti,” the consequent is “ottiene buoni voti.” In some contexts, giovani or more complex conditionals may imply multiple consequents across a set of related statements, yielding a broader discussion of consequents in logical systems.

See also antecendente, implicazione, logica proposizionale, frase condizionale.