biconditional

[ bahy-kuhn-dish-uh-nl ]

adjectiveLogic.
  1. (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

1
First recorded in 1935–40; bi-1 + conditional

Words Nearby biconditional

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British Dictionary definitions for biconditional

biconditional

/ (ˌbaɪkənˈdɪʃənəl) /


noun
  1. another name for equivalence (def. 2)

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