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Meaning of "only if" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ONLY IF

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WHAT DOES ONLY IF MEAN IN ENGLISH?

If and only if

↔ ⇔ ≡ Logical symbols representing iff In logic and related fields such as mathematics and philosophy, if and only if is a biconditional logical connective between statements. In that it is biconditional, the connective can be likened to the standard material conditional combined with its reverse; hence the name. The result is that the truth of either one of the connected statements requires the truth of the other, i.e., either both statements are true, or both are false. It is controversial whether the connective thus defined is properly rendered by the English "if and only if", with its pre-existing meaning. There is nothing to stop one from stipulating that we may read this connective as "only if and if", although this may lead to confusion. In writing, phrases commonly used, with debatable propriety, as alternatives to P "if and only if" Q include Q is necessary and sufficient for P, P is equivalent to Q, P precisely if Q, P precisely when Q, P exactly in case Q, and P just in case Q. Many authors regard "iff" as unsuitable in formal writing; others use it freely.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ONLY IF

onium salt
onkus
onlay
online
onliner
onload
onlooker
onlooking
only
only child
only too
only-begotten
onocentaur
onomasiology
onomastic
onomastically
onomastician
onomasticon
onomastics
onomatologist

WORDS THAT END LIKE ONLY IF

alif
aperitif
as if
calif
if
kaif
kif
massif
motif
positif
reif
Rif
sans serif
serif
sharif
sherif
sif
sportif
what if
what-if

Synonyms and antonyms of only if in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «only if» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ONLY IF

Find out the translation of only if to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of only if from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «only if» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

只有当
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sólo si
570 millions of speakers

English

only if
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

केवल अगर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

إلا إذا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

только тогда, когда
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

se
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শুধু যদি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

seulement si
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

hanya jika
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

nur
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

場合に限り
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

경우에만
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mung yen
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chỉ khi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மட்டுமே
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फक्त तर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yalnızca
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

solo se
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tylko w przypadku
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

тільки тоді , коли
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

numai dacă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μόνο εάν
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

slegs indien
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

endast om
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bare hvis
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of only if

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ONLY IF»

The term «only if» is very widely used and occupies the 8.810 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ONLY IF» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «only if» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «only if» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about only if

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10 QUOTES WITH «ONLY IF»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word only if.
1
Anna Akhmatova
I should be proud to have my memory graced, but only if the monument be placed... here, where I endured three hundred hours in line before the implacable iron bars.
2
Kofi Annan
More than ever before in human history, we share a common destiny. We can master it only if we face it together. And that, my friends, is why we have the United Nations.
3
Rudolf Arnheim
Furthermore, order is a necessary condition for making a structure function. A physical mechanism, be it a team of laborers, the body of an animal, or a machine, can work only if it is in physical order.
4
Craig Brown
There's nothing wrong with procrastination. Or is there? I'll leave it to you to decide, but only if you have the time.
5
Sarah Caldwell
Music - opera particularly - is a process which is endurable or successful only if it is achieved by people who love to collaborate.
6
James Cameron
I try to live with honor, even if it costs me millions of dollars and takes a long time. It's very unusual in Hollywood. Few people are trustworthy - a handshake means nothing to them. They feel they're required to keep an agreement with you only if you're successful or they need you.
7
Robert Caro
You can use a biography to examine political power, but only if you pick the right guy.
8
Silvia Cartwright
We can survive as a population only if we conserve, develop sustainably, and protect the world's resources.
9
Clayton M. Christensen
An innovation will get traction only if it helps people get something that they're already doing in their lives done better.
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Richard Curtis
I tend to turn down books originally published as e-books. As for selling books directly to e-book publishers, I would do so only if all traditional publishers had turned them down.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ONLY IF»

Discover the use of only if in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to only if and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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If Only
A stunning debut about one girl's journey through loss and grief.
Carole Geithner, 2012
2
Only If You Can Find Me:
Nine-year-old Samantha Plum (Sammy), a city girl, journeys with her parents from San Francisco to Hawai'i, where she meets a wise old man with glittering eyes.
Patricia Laurel, 2014
3
"Only If You Are Really Interested": Celebrity, Gender, ...
This critical book examines the role of enigma in the celebrity's public life, exploring how a level of mystery is maintained through television interviews, videos, reviews and concerts, as well as through his music and lyrics.
Nicholas P. Greco, 2011
4
If Only It Were True 2
The sequel to Marc Levy's international bestseller If Only It Were True, this is an adventure that is by turns breathtaking and hilarious and a heart-warming love story that is impossible to forget. “France’s very own Dan Brown!” - ...
Marc Levy, 2012
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Analysis for Applied Mathematics
A linear functional on a normed space is continuous if and only if its kernel ("null space") is closed. Proof. Let f : X — F R be by linear functional. Its kernel is ker(/) = {x : f(x) = 0} This is the same as f~l({0})- Thus if f is continuous, its kernel is ...
Ward Cheney, 2001
6
A Course in Number Theory and Cryptography
In particular, Fq has a primitive n-th root of unity (i.e., an element t such that the powers of £ run through n n-th roots of unity) if and only if n\ q — 1. If £ is a primitive n-th root of unity in Fq, then & is also a primitive n-th root if and only if g.c.d.(j, ...
NEAL Koblitz, 1994
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STACS 92: 9th Annual Symposium on Theoretical Aspects of ...
(ii') P = PSPACE if and only if there exists a sparse set that is <£rhard for PSPACE if and only if every sparse set is <f((-hard for PSPACE. Balcazar, Book, and Schoning [BBS86] and Long and Selman [LS86] extended the results of Karp and ...
Alain Finkel, Matthias Jantzen, 1992
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If They Only Listened to Us: What Women Voters Want ...
Jamila calls his candidacy “the most exciting thing that could happen,” and early polling shows him well ahead of his likely Republican competition, Congressman Bob Beauprez. But his party has told him they will open the money spigot only if ...
Melinda Henneberger, 2007
9
Elementary Number Theory, Cryptography and Codes
So we have the following tests: • test of divisibility by 3 and by 9: an integer number z =(a nan−1 ...a 1a0)10 is divisible by 3 (or by 9, respectively) if and only if the sum of its digits a0 + a1 + a2 + ···+ an is divisible by 3 (or by 9, respectively);  ...
M. Welleda Baldoni, Daniele Gewurz, Ciro Ciliberto, 2008
10
Rings, Groups, and Algebras
Then (a) G is nilpotent if and only if G = $"(G). (b) G is nilpotent if and only if M is normal in G for every M G F*. (c) G is nilpotent if and only ifG/N is nilpotent for a normal subgroup N of G which is contained in Lemma 2.4. Let G be a finite group.
X. Cao, Shao-Xue Liu, Kar-ping Shum, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ONLY IF»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term only if is used in the context of the following news items.
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Audiences want native content, but only if it's good enough
I'm slightly embarrassed to say this, but I admit it. I buy books, wine, electronics and other sundry items, based predominantly on their covers. «The Drum, Jul 15»
2
Can tech improve taxpayer service? Only if it's bought and deployed
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. And it took a long time to get a human on the line. "For the majority of taxpayers who filed their ... «FCW.com, Jul 15»
3
Democrats Will Abide Lawlessness from Hillary, But Only If They're …
RUSH: The Justice Department has been asked to open a criminal investigation into Hillary Clinton's use of a private e-mail server while she ... «RushLimbaugh.com, Jul 15»
4
In a dynastic clash, Bill will advise Hillary only if asked
Washington, July 23 (IANS) In a possible dynastic clash between Hillary Clinton and Jeb Bush, one former president will advise his wife only if ... «CanIndia News, Jul 15»
5
Scrap Term Limits Only If Incumbents Get a Cooling-Off Period in the …
President Pierre Nkurunziza is poised to return to office in Burundi after opponents boycotted the controversial elections held this week. «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
6
Scientists say humans may someday be IMMORTAL, but only if they …
This is the sinister warning Matthew Goode gives an ageing Ben Kingsley in the new film, 'Self/Less'. The film follows a cancer patient who ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
7
JETPACKs will be available by 2016 but only if you work in …
Well now you can thanks to the first commercially viable jetpacks soon to be available. The prototype was unveiled at Kuang-Chi International ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
8
If we abandon the ideal of European unity, the only winner will be …
A single currency area can be successful only if political institutions are put in place to overcome these problems of economic unevenness ... «Open Democracy, Jul 15»
9
Equitable remedies at tribunals? Only if statutory
Pleas for equity often ring out in courtrooms. Lawyers may invoke inherent jurisdiction of the courts and common law precedent to seek relief. «Lexology, Jul 15»
10
Luis Enrique: Pedro can go - but only if release clause is met
Barcelona coach Luis Enrique has stressed that any interested clubs will have to meet Pedro's exit clause if they are to lure the Spain ... «Goal.com, Jul 15»

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