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Postulate
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A statement that describes a fundamental relationship between the basic terms of geometry
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Proof
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A logical argument in which each statement you make is supported by a statement that is accepted as true
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Deductive
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A system of reasoning that uses facts, rules, definitions, or properties to reach logical conclusions
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Compound
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A statement formed by joining two or more statements
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Equivalent
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Statements that have the same truth values are logically ________
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Conjunction
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A compound statement formed by joining two or more statements with the word and
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Truth value
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The truth or falsity of a statement
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Paragraph
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______ proof - an informal proof written in the form of a paragraph that explains why a conjecture for a given situation is true
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Statement
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Any sentence that is either true or false, but not both
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Negation
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If a statement is represented by p, then not p is the negation of the statement.
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Counter example
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An example used to show that a given statement is not always true.
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Inductive
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Reasoning that uses a number of specific examples to arrive at a plausible generalization or prediction
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Conclusion
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In a conditional statement, the statement that immediately follows the word then
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Disjunction
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A compound statement formed by joining two or more statements with the word or
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Conjecture
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An educated guess based on known information
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