English Dictionary

relevance conditional

名詞

(logic, grammar) A subordinate clause, usually introduced by if, that asserts the relevance of the clause to the main clause of the sentence, but not that it entails the main clause; a construction involving such a clause.

日本語の意味

（論理学・文法）ifなどで導入される従属節で、主節との関連性を示すが、主節の内容を必ずしも含意しない節を指す。 / 主節に対して関連性を主張するが、主節の事実を保証するものではない従属節の構文。

The linguist labeled 'if you study, you'll pass' as a relevance conditional that links the subordinate clause to the main clause by suggesting relevance rather than entailment.

その言語学者は「もし勉強すれば合格する」という例を、従属節が主節に対して含意を与えるのではなく関連性を示して結びつける条件節だと説明した。

意味（1）

(logic, grammar) A subordinate clause, usually introduced by if, that asserts the relevance of the clause to the main clause of the sentence, but not that it entails the main clause; a construction involving such a clause.

To be more precise, the speaker of a relevance conditional assumes a mutual understanding on the parts of the speaker and the addressee[s] that the actualization of P is a sufficient condition for the relevance of the Q-utterance.

relevance conditionals （ plural ）