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See also: IFF
English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
"if and only if"
Conjunction[edit]
iff
- (mathematics, logic) Short for if and only if.
- A rectangle is a square iff all four of its sides have the same length.
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
abbreviation of if and only if
Etymology 2[edit]
Conjunction[edit]
iff
- Obsolete spelling of if.
- 1565, Thomas Stapleton, A Fortreſſe of the Faith &c., Ihon Laet, the 2. part. 112:
- For iff the patient be aſhamed to diſcloſe hiſ wounde to the phyſician which knoweth it not , phyſicke can not helpe him.
- 1565, Thomas Stapleton, A Fortreſſe of the Faith &c., Ihon Laet, the 2. part. 112:
Anagrams[edit]
Tarifit[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
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Verb[edit]
iff (Tifinagh spelling ⵉⴼⴼ)
- (intransitive) to surpass, to be better, to be worth more
Conjugation[edit]
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms[edit]
- Verbal noun: tifet
Etymology 2[edit]
Cognate with Northern Saharan Berber iff (“udder”).