Rule of Simplification

Proof Rule
The rule of simplification is a valid deduction sequent in propositional logic.

Also known as
This is sometimes known as the rule of and-elimination.

Some sources give this as the law of simplification for logical multiplication.

Such treatments may also refer to the Rule of Addition as the law of simplification for logical addition.

This extra level of wordage has not been adopted by, as it is argued that it may cause clarity to suffer.

Also see

 * Rule of Conjunction