"biconditional" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: bi- + conditional Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|bi|conditional}} bi- + conditional Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} biconditional (not comparable)
  1. Having two conditions Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-biconditional-en-adj-8cUgT-SE

Noun

Forms: biconditionals [plural]
Etymology: bi- + conditional Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|bi|conditional}} bi- + conditional Head templates: {{en-noun}} biconditional (plural biconditionals)
  1. (logic) An "if and only if" conditional wherein the truth of each term depends on the truth of the other Categories (topical): Logic
    Sense id: en-biconditional-en-noun-HVHUQdVS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with bi- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 80 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with bi-: 44 56 Topics: human-sciences, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences

Inflected forms

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