Definition:Conjunction/Conjunct

Definition

Let $p \land q$ be a conjunction of two statements $p$ and $q$.

The statements $p$ and $q$ are known as the conjuncts.

Also known as

Conjuncts can also be seen referred to as the members of the conjunction.

Sources which refer to a conjunction as a logical product consequently refer to the conjuncts as the factors (of the logical product).

Sources

• 1946: Alfred Tarski: Introduction to Logic and to the Methodology of Deductive Sciences (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): $\S \text{II}.7$: Sentential Calculus
• 1964: Donald Kalish and Richard Montague: Logic: Techniques of Formal Reasoning ... (previous) ... (next): $\text{II}$: 'AND', 'OR', 'IF AND ONLY IF': $\S 1$
• 1965: E.J. Lemmon: Beginning Logic ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $1$: The Propositional Calculus $1$: $3$ Conjunction and Disjunction
• 1973: Irving M. Copi: Symbolic Logic (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): $2$ Arguments Containing Compound Statements: $2.1$: Simple and Compound Statements