And Rule

Pronunciation: /ænd rul/ Explain

The And Rule states that if it has been established that P and Q are not both true (at least one is false), and Q is known to be true, then P must be false. Definition: If (P and Q) = 0 and Q = 1 then P = 0.

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McAdams, David E. And Rule. 12/21/2018. All Math Words Encyclopedia. Life is a Story Problem LLC. https://www.allmathwords.org/en/a/andrule.html.

Revision History

12/21/2018: Reviewed and corrected IPA pronunication. (McAdams, David E.)
6/13/2018: Removed broken links, updated license, implemented new markup. (McAdams, David E.)
6/28/2010: Initial version. (McAdams, David E.)