Definition/Meaning of implicans

• English - Noun: implicans ( uncountable ) Another name for the antecedent in the if-clause; the well-formed formula (wff); also known as protasis .
• English - Etymology: From Latin .
• English - Related terms: implicandum
• Latin - Etymology: Present active participle of implicō ( “ entangle , enfold ” )
• Latin - Participle: implicāns m , f , n ( genitive implicantis ); third declension entangling , entwining enfolding , enveloping , encircling embracing clasping , grasping ( figuratively ) uniting , associating , joining implicating , involving , embarrassing Inflection Third declension , neuter nominative singular like masculine/feminine. 1 When used purely as an adjective .