biconditional
[ bahy-kuhn-dish-uh-nl ]
adjectiveLogic.
(of a proposition) asserting that the existence or occurrence of one thing or event depends on, and is dependent on, the existence or occurrence of another, as “A if and only if B.”
Origin of biconditional
1First recorded in 1935–40; bi-1 + conditional
Words Nearby biconditional
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British Dictionary definitions for biconditional
biconditional
/ (ˌbaɪkənˈdɪʃənəl) /
noun
another name for equivalence (def. 2)
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