Meaning of if and only if | Babel Free
/ɪf ən(d)ˈəʊn.li ɪf/Definitions
- Is equivalent to; implies and is implied by; is true and false in the same cases as.
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Synonym of if (with added intensity) broadly, informal
Equivalents
Čeština
právě tehdy, když
Ελληνικά
αν και μόνο αν
Español
si y solo si
Suomi
jos ja vain jos
Français
si et seulement si
עברית
אם ורק אם
Italiano
se e solo se
Polski
wtedy i tylko wtedy
Português
se e somente se
Русский
тогда́ и то́лько тогда́
Svenska
om och endast om
Türkçe
ancak ve ancak
Tiếng Việt
khi và chỉ khi
Examples
“A rectangle is a square if and only if all four of its sides have the same length.”
“An integer is even if and only if its square is also even.”
“I'll let you go to the concert if and only if you clean your room.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.