Consequents
A consequent is the second half of a hypothetical proposition. In the standard form of such a proposition, it is the part that follows "then". In an implication, if P implies Q, then P is called the antecedent and Q is called the consequent. In some contexts, the consequent is called the apodosis.
Examples:
If
P
{\displaystyle P}
, then
Q
{\displaystyle Q}
.
Q
{\displaystyle Q}
is the consequent of this hypothetical proposition.
If
X
{\displaystyle X}
is a mammal, then
X
{\displaystyle X}
is an animal.
Here, "
X
{\displaystyle X}
is an animal" is the consequent.
If computers can think, then they are alive.
"They are alive" is the consequent.
The consequent in a hypothetical proposition is not necessarily a consequence of the antecedent.
If monkeys are purple, then fish speak Klingon.
"Fish speak Klingon" is the consequent here, but intuitively is not a consequence of (nor does it have anything to do with) the claim made in the antecedent that "monkeys are purple".
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