Implication of an IF-THEN statement?

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Implication of an IF-THEN statement?

Conditional implication means that when X is true, Y follows as a consequence. It captures a one-way relationship: X leads to Y, but it doesn't promise Y when X is false, nor does it state anything about Y implying X or about both X and Y always being true. The statement “If condition X is true, then outcome Y follows” is exactly that one-way link from X to Y. The other options describe the inverse, the mere truth of both, or the reverse direction, none of which matches this conditional form.

Conditional implication means that when X is true, Y follows as a consequence. It captures a one-way relationship: X leads to Y, but it doesn't promise Y when X is false, nor does it state anything about Y implying X or about both X and Y always being true. The statement “If condition X is true, then outcome Y follows” is exactly that one-way link from X to Y. The other options describe the inverse, the mere truth of both, or the reverse direction, none of which matches this conditional form.

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