nonconsequence

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English

Etymology

From non- +‎ consequence.

Noun

nonconsequence (countable and uncountable, plural nonconsequences)

  1. (uncountable) Lack of consequence; failure to follow logically.
    • 2004, Jacqueline P. Leighton, Robert J. Sternberg, The Nature of Reasoning, page 156:
      How can we prove nonconsequence – that something does not follow? Or even that some set of premises are inconsistent with each other – that they are unsatisfiable, and therefore, logically, everything follows?
  2. (countable) That which is not a consequence; something that does not follow.