What is the law of detachment?

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What is the law of detachment?

The law of detachment is a fundamental principle in formal logic that states that if a conditional statement is true and its antecedent (the "if" part) is true, then its consequent (the "then" part) must also be true. In other words, if "If P, then Q" is true and P is true, then Q must also be true.