Definition of "entailment" in English

noun

1. The act of logically entailing, the state of being entailed, or something that is entailed.

   • Entailment does not imply causation: if a set of premisses entail a conclusion, that does not mean (necessarily) that they cause that conclusion to be true.
   • An argument hinges upon entailment whereas an if-then sentence hinges upon implication.

2. The act of setting up an entail to restrict inheritance.

3. (nonstandard) An entail.