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Satisfying-assignment count for nested implications (#{v:v⊨An​→(⋯→(A2​→A1​))}=2n−1)

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For distinct propositional variables, eliminate each right-associated logical implication to obtain ¬An​∨⋯∨¬A2​∨A1​. Exactly one Boolean valuation falsifies all these disjuncts: A1​=0 and A2​=⋯=An​=1. Of the 2n assignments, the other 2n−1 are satisfying assignments. Left-associated implication chains have a different meaning and need not have the same count.

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