as written above... I am confused to know about that...
please give me an answer about that question...
Welcome to the forum, evessc.
It would help if you could give us some sentences as examples of the words you are asking about being used.
Context is always important; labelling is rarely important.
Symbolic logic is at issue here.
"¬" (negation) is a basic logic symbol; so is "∨" (logical disjunction) and "^" (logical conjunction).
not a or b (with logical opetrator notation) = ¬A∨B
A ¬A B ¬A∨B
0 1 0 1
0 1 1 1
1 0 0 0
1 0 1 1
not a nor (=and not) b (with logical opetrator notation) = ¬A ^ ¬B
A ¬A B ¬B ¬A ^ ¬B
0 1 0 1 1
0 1 1 0 0
1 0 0 1 0
1 0 1 0 0
You can see the difference now.![]()
Context is always important; labelling is rarely important.
An indirect condition occurs when there is a logical gap in the overt meaning between the two parts of a conditional sentence. For example, the stated outcome in the following does not depend on the fulfilment of the if-clause;
You look tired, if you don't mind my saying so
If you're going in July, it will not be raining
Chalker, Sylvia and Weiner, Edmund(1993.83-4) The Oxford Dictionary of English Grammar, 2nd edn, Oxford: OUP
Context is always important; labelling is rarely important.
An important issue here (not the only one) is the use of parentheses. We do not use parentheses in natural languages the way we do in formal languages. We have an example in this thread.
not a or b
Is it
(not a) or b
or
not (a or b)
?
You chose one interpretation, which was different from mine. Both are equally valid because English has no means of distinguishing between them without changing the wording.