non sequitur

(nŏn sĕk'wĭ-tər, -tʊr')
n.

1. An inference or conclusion that does not follow from the premises or evidence.
2. A statement that does not follow logically from what preceded it.

[Latin nōn sequitur, it does not follow : nōn, not + sequitur, third person sing. present tense of sequī, to follow.]

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meaning 'a conclusion that does not logically follow from the stated premiss or argument', is now normally printed in roman type.

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(Latin, it does not follow) An argument in which the conclusion does not follow from the premises.

(n˘on s˘e 9 -kw˘ı-tûr)— Lat.: it does not follow; it does not come after (in time). “Non seq.” is an often-used abbreviated form. When an action or decree is non sequitur it is unrelated to the preceding events.
A non sequitur is something that has no logical or temporal purpose for its place in the progression of events; it is logically, temporally and spatially incoherent.

(non sek-wuh-tuhr)

A thought that does not logically follow what has just been said: “We had been discussing plumbing, so her remark about astrology was a real non sequitur.” Non sequitur is Latin for “It does not follow.”

An inference or conclusion which doesn't follow from its premises (literally It Does Not Follow)

For a list of words related to non sequitur, see:

• Foolishness, Bunkum, and Trifles
• Latin Words and Phrases - non sequitur: it does not follow
• Order, Hierarchy, and Systems - non sequitur: Latin. lit. it does not follow; inference or conclusion that does not follow logically from premises or evidence

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