iff
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See also: IFF
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
"if and only if"
Conjunction
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
Translations
Etymology 2
Conjunction
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:
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Pronunciation
Etymology 1
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Verb
iff (Tifinagh spelling ⵉⴼⴼ)
- (intransitive) to surpass, to be better, to be worth more
Conjugation
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
- Verbal noun: tifet
Etymology 2
Cognate with Northern Saharan Berber iff (“udder”).
Noun
iff m (Tifinagh spelling ⵉⴼⴼ, plural iffan)
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