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Question 1

Hypothesis

Answer 1

proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation.

Question 2

converse

Answer 2

Switching the hypothesis and conclusion of a conditional statement. For example, the converse of “If it is raining then the grass is wet” is “If the grass is wet then it is raining.” Note: As in the example, a proposition may be true but have a false converse

Question 3

Truth value

Answer 3

the attribute assigned to a proposition in respect of its truth or falsehood, which in classical logic has only two possible values

Question 4

conclusion

Answer 4

the end or finish of an event or process.

Question 5

Conditional

Answer 5

subject to one or more conditions or requirements being met; made or granted on certain terms.