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A statement true in its original and converse rewritten in “if and only if” form

A statement true in its original and converse rewritten in “if and only if” form-example-1
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if and only hmmm i think it should be if the acute did this then it can only do this like that.


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an "if, then" statement is conditional

"if and only if" means the statement is true in either direction (biconditional).

For example: She is pretty if and only if she is smart

means

If she is pretty, then she is smart. AND If she is smart, then she is pretty.

Answer: biconditional statement

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