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non sequitur
[ non sek-wi-ter, -toor; Latin nohn se-kwi-toor ]
noun
- Logic. an inference or a conclusion that does not follow from the premises.
- a statement containing an illogical conclusion:
The built environment has to be more presentable than it was in the past, but it's a non sequitur to claim that this must occur at the expense of cultural value.
- something said or written that is unrelated to what immediately precedes:
Your comment is at best a non sequitur, and bears zero relevance to the issue at point.
- an illogical or unconnected shift from one thing to another:
The Tibetan prints to the right of the formal portrait—with their religious figures and mandala-like patterns—initially seem like a non sequitur.
non sequitur
/ ˈnɒn ˈsɛkwɪtə /
noun
- a statement having little or no relevance to what preceded it
- logic a conclusion that does not follow from the premises
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of non sequitur1
First recorded in 1530–40; from Latin nōn sequitur “it does not follow”
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of non sequitur1
Latin, literally: it does not follow
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