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(New page: A '''sufficient condition''' is one for which the following is true: : If A is a sufficient condition of B, then if A is true, B ''must'' be true.) |
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A '''sufficient condition''' is one for which the following is true: | A '''sufficient condition''' is one for which the following is true: | ||
: If A is a sufficient condition of B, then if A is true, B ''must'' be true. | : If A is a sufficient condition of B, then if A is true, B ''must'' be true. | ||
| + | For example, "I heard thunder" is a sufficient condition of "There was lightning nearby," because if I heard thunder, there ''must'' have been lightning nearby to cause it. | ||
| + | However, "There was lightning nearby" is ''not'' a sufficient cause of "I heard thunder," because there may have been lightning nearby that I did not hear. | ||
Revision as of 22:19, September 11, 2007
A sufficient condition is one for which the following is true:
- If A is a sufficient condition of B, then if A is true, B must be true.
For example, "I heard thunder" is a sufficient condition of "There was lightning nearby," because if I heard thunder, there must have been lightning nearby to cause it. However, "There was lightning nearby" is not a sufficient cause of "I heard thunder," because there may have been lightning nearby that I did not hear.