Does this phrase introduce the sufficient or necessary condition? Ex. Tina will enter the pool, if and only if Mike enters.

T->M

or

M->T

Thanks!

PS, I'm thinking it is the latter of the two.

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  • Saturday, Jan 27 2018

    @teetime64890 said:

    Does this phrase introduce the sufficient or necessary condition? Ex. Tina will enter the pool, if and only if Mike enters.

    T->M

    or

    M->T

    Thanks!

    PS, I'm thinking it is the latter of the two.

    As @elliottscott8814 noted it's both.

    The if gives us

    M-->T

    If Mike enters then Tina will enter.

    The only if gives us

    T-->M

    Only if Mike enters will Tina enter. So if Tina enters Mike must have entered.

    And also as you can probably see, both

    ¬T --> ¬M

    from M-->T

    and

    ¬M -->¬T

    from T-->M

    Biconditionals are powerful things!

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  • Saturday, Jan 27 2018

    The conditional lessons are crucial. You'll mentally enjoy.

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  • Wednesday, Jan 24 2018

    @elliottscott8814 said:

    This lesson talks about "if and only if":

    Advanced: Bi-Conditionals

    https://classic.7sage.com/lesson/advanced-bi-conditionals/

    It's not "T->M or M->T" but it is "T->M and M->T"

    Thanks, I haven't gotten there in the CC.

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  • Wednesday, Jan 24 2018

    This lesson talks about "if and only if":

    Advanced: Bi-Conditionals

    https://classic.7sage.com/lesson/advanced-bi-conditionals/

    It's not "T->M or M->T" but it is "T->M and M->T"

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