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Protasis vs Implicans - What's the difference?

protasis | implicans |

As nouns the difference between protasis and implicans

is that protasis is the first part of a play, in which the setting and characters are introduced while implicans is another name for the antecedent in the if-clause; the well-formed formula (wff); also known as protasis.

protasis

English

Noun

(protases)
  • the first part of a play, in which the setting and characters are introduced
  • * 1922 , James Joyce, Ulysses
    • It doubles itself in the middle of his life, reflects itself in another, repeats itself, protasis , epitasis, catastasis, catastrophe.
  • (logic, grammar) the antecedent in a conditional sentence
    • In, "''I will be coming if this weather holds up''", "''this weather holds up''" is the protasis

    Synonyms

    * antecedent, conditional, hypothesis

    See also

    * apodosis * epitasis * catastasis * catastrophe ----

    implicans

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • Another name for the antecedent in the if-clause; the well-formed formula (wff); also known as protasis.

    • Related terms

    * implicandum ----