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Perhaps unfortunately, math and computer science have redefined "imply" and the "=>" implication operator to mean "certainly follows", which does means "prove".
by csnerd9 1y ago
Perhaps unfortunately, math and computer science have redefined "imply" and the "=>" implication operator to mean "certainly follows", which does means "prove".
The OP is probably using those fields terminology, rather than casual commonplace meaning of imply, which is as you were arguing, merely "suggests".
Also, "beyond (a reasonable) doubt" is a legal standard, not a scientific one. Science almost always maintain some doubt :)
- graemep 1y agoYes, exactly how I was using it, because it is a widely used phrase in discussing statistics, and especially when teaching statistics. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Correlation_does_not_imply_causation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Correlation_does_not_imply_cau... It is also of particular importance when discussing time series statistics because spurious correlations are extremely common.
- aredox 1y agoOh, sorry, French is my first language and I am more used to "imply" in sentences like "what do you imply?" In French, that saying is much more direct: "correlation is not causation".