 ##  [Entailment Checking](/entailment-checking) 

  ##  [Entailment Checking](https://mathlogic.quantumdictionary.io/entailment-checking-0) 

  

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**Mathematics &amp; Logic Dictionary**

 







 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

Definition

The decision procedure or algorithmic task of determining whether a set of premises Γ semantically entails a conclusion φ under a specified logic and semantics (written Γ ⊨ φ), often by searching for proofs or countermodels.