conversely

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

converse +‎ -ly

[edit] Adverb

conversely (not comparable)

Positive
conversely

Comparative
not comparable

Superlative
none (absolute)

  1. (conjunctive) with a reversed relationship
    • 2005, Plato, Sophist. Translation by Lesley Brown. 252d.
      Because change itself would absolutely stay-stable, and again, conversely, stability itself would change, if each of them encroached on the other.
    • 1949, Benjamin Graham, The Intelligent Investor, page 165:
      In these cases the market has sufficient skepticism as to the continuation of the unusually high profits to value them conservatively, and conversely when earnings are low or nonexistent

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