If BUT only if

batniki1 Alum Member

July 2017 in General 226 karma

This has been asked before but for the sake of it I am asking it again. Is the statement "V happens if and only if Y happens" represented as Y<---->V (/V<---->/Y). Thank you for the clarification

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OlamHafuch Alum Member

July 2017 2326 karma

Yes. It's a biconditional.

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