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15 Cards in this Set
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theorem |
a statement that has been proven |
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proof |
an argument that uses logic to show that a conclusion is true |
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inductive reasoning |
the process of reasoning that a rule or statement is true because specific cases are true |
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counterexample |
the example that proves that a conjecture or statement is false |
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conjecture |
a statement that is believed to be true |
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conditional statements |
a statement that can be written in the form "if p then q," where p is the hypothesis and q is the conclusion |
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hypothesis |
the part of a conditional statement following the word if |
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conclusion |
the part of a conditional statement following the word then |
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negation |
the negation of statement p is "not p," written as ~p |
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converse |
the statement formed by exchanging the hypothesis and conclusion of a conditional statement |
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inverse |
the statement formed by negating the hypothesis and conclusion of a conditional statement |
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contrapositive |
the statement formed by both exhanging and negating the hypothesis and conclusion of a conditional statement |
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compound statement |
two statements that are connected by the word and or or |
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disjunction |
a compound statement that used the word or |
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conjunction |
a compound statement that uses the word and |
