biconditional.

A logical statement saying that one condition holds if and only if another condition holds.

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Words that belong together

• a biconditional statement
• a biconditional relation
• express a biconditional

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The definition uses a biconditional to show that either condition entails the other.

Usage notes

Primary category: analysis / argumentation / evidence. Forms: noun singular biconditional; plural biconditionals. Adjective use normally non-gradable. Writing functions: definition, equivalence, logical analysis. Commonness: uncommon outside logic study. No acronym or fabricated term used.