inconsequence

Noun

Open English WordNet

Noun (2)

  1. having no important effects or influenceOpposite consequenceType of insignificance
  2. invalid or incorrect reasoningSynonyms: illogicalityillogicalnessillogicType of qualityKinds invalidity, invalidness
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

In·con′se·quence noun

Origin: L. inconsequentia: cf. F. inconséquence.

The quality or state of being inconsequent; lack of just or logical inference or argument; inconclusiveness. Bp. Edward Stillingfleet

Strange, that you should not see the inconsequence of your own reasoning!— Bp. Richard Hurd

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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