biconditional

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

bi- +‎ conditional

Adjective[edit]

biconditional (not comparable)

  1. Having two conditions

Noun[edit]

biconditional (plural biconditionals)

  1. (logic) An "if and only if" conditional wherein the truth of each term depends on the truth of the other
    • 2008 January 3, Anand Vaidya, “Modal Rationalism and Modal Monism”, in Erkenntnis, volume 68, number 2, →DOI:
      Although (MR) is discussed here as simply (CP ), in actuality (MR) is a biconditional of which one part is (CP ).

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