English Explanatory Dictionary

if and only if

English dictionary entry

Meanings

conj
  1. Is equivalent to; implies and is implied by; is true and false in the same cases as.
  2. Synonym of if (with added intensity)

Pronunciation

/ɪf ən(d)ˈəʊn.li ɪf/ /ɪf ən(d)ˈoʊn.li ɪf/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-if and only if.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-if and only if.wav

Word forms

if and only if

Synonyms

if

Related words

if if and when iff only if when and only when ↔ ⇔
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