Concept

Conjunction

A conjunction is a compound statement using the word and. The conjunction of two statements p and q can also be written using the symbol ∧.


rc Words: & p and q Symbols: & p ∧ q

The statements that make up a conjunction are sometimes called conjuncts. A horse is an animal_(conjunct p) anda horse has4legs_(conjunct q). [0.5em] p ∧ q A conjunction is only true when all conjuncts are true. In any other case, the conjunction is false. This can be represented using a truth table.

Conjunction
p q p ∧ q
T T T
T F F
F T F
F F F
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