====== Antecedent (logic) ======

In a statement of type "if A, then B" ([[glossary:subjunction|subjunction]]), the term that follows the "if".

For example:

> //If// it rains [//then//] the road gets wet.

In this statement, "it rains" is the //antecedent// and "the road gets wet" is the [[glossary:consequent|consequent]].

===== Other names =====

  * Condition
  * Cause

===== Etymology =====

The term "antecedent"comes from the Latin term "<i :la>antecedens</i>", which means "that which precedes".

===== See also =====

  * [[glossary:consequent|Consequent]]
  * [[logic:formal_fallacies:denying_the_antecedent|Denying the antecedent]]
  * [[glossary:subjunction|Subjunction]]