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Free sign up"material consequence" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is often used to refer to the tangible results of an event, situation, or action. For example, "The material consequences of global warming will be dire if we do not take action soon."
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The conclusion follows, so to speak, "materially" from the premises, or is a "material" consequence of the premises, due to the fact that every German is European.
When dried, they were popularly traded.Doug McClellandVancouver, CanadaMay as well spend it nowSIR – You proffer a practical, material consequence of the belief of many evangelicals in a rapidly approaching end-time: "If it's all going to be consumed by fire...why worry about pollution or climate change?" ("It ain't necessarily so", January 1st).
At first sight, Buridan's distinction between formal and material consequence seems very similar to, for example, Abelard's distinction between perfect and imperfect inferences.
To mark this distinction, 14th century British authors would typically view the former as a material consequence and the latter as a formal consequence (Ashworth & Spade 1992).
Even if all terms of the language are considered logical, the definition results in a characterization of a special concept of consequence, that of material consequence.
But if the missing premise is a contingent truth (it has to be true with respect to the time indicated by the verbs of the consequence, otherwise the original material consequence does not hold), then the original material consequence holds only in some situations, namely the situations in which the contingent sentence happens to be true, and is thus an as-of-now consequence.
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The debate over identity has material consequences.
The political and material consequences for Russia were enormous.
"There are material consequences, and it's bad for the development of the sport," he said.
A statistical change in the rate at which the economy grew could have material consequences.
This is the period in which the material consequences of this entire debate actually emerge.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.
Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com