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@chris_va July 25, 2019

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is without first the same as unless? relating to logical reasoning.

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@chris_va July 25, 2019

"without first" and "unless"

Ravi August 7, 2019

@chris_va, yes. Both "without" and "unless" are conditional logic indicators that tell you that you should take whatever immediately follows these terms, negate it, and make it the sufficient condition.

Does this make sense? Let us know if you have any other questions!

dmorg571 August 3, 2021

I thought "without" and "unless" are followed by the necessary condition. That's what the book says. So, what's going on?