September 17, 2009
No CommentsSymbols and Translation: Biconditional Implication
Description
A detailed tutorial on how to translate and symbolize biconditional implication. Step by step tutorial including several examples of how to solve problems with biconditional implication for reference.
Overview
There are two types of implication, conditional and biconditional. This section focuses on biconditional. Biconditional implication is when a statement implies another statement by using the terms “if and only if”, “is necessary for”, and “exactly when”. There are two parts to an implication statement, the antecedent and the consequent. The antecedent implies the consequent. Implication is represented by a symbol that looks like <=>. When the antecedent is true and the consequent true, or when the antedecedent is flase and the consequent is false, then the statement is true. For all other conditions the statement is false.
