Mathwords: Converse

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Converse

Switching the hypothesis and conclusion of a conditional statement. For example, the converse of "If it is raining then the grass is wet" is "If the grass is wet then it is raining."

Note: As in the example, a proposition may be true but have a false converse.

See also

Contrapositive, inverse of a conditional, biconditional


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