what does “and only if” accomplish? isn’t it the same as “if” already??
if means required
but it doesnt also mean “can’t if not required”
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hmm i see ty
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Like this post if you’re gay
Like this post if you’re not gay
Both statements are independent and not mutually exclusive. “If” on its own creates a single condition, but it is not necessarily the only condition. “If and only if” establishes that the something is true only when the following condition is true and not in any other contexts.
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Become gay if you like this post
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i have learned something new today
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i genuinely would be surprised if they knew
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In other words “Like this post if you’re gay” doesn’t imply “and don’t like it if you’re not”, but “Like this post if and only if you’re gay” does imply “and don’t like it if you’re not”
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he has a programming degree so I figured it would be like a 50/50… okay that’s a little generous, but I thought it was non-zero and funnier to imagine he knew and liked it anyway
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It does, actually
reread
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In pure english terms it doesn’t but in math/logic (which is where the shorthand “iff” originates) it does in fact mean that
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Oh
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Carry on
apricot
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This statement has power
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artichoke
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kiwi
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think orange is american