What does only if mean?
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This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word only if.
Princeton's WordNet
only, only if, only whenadverb
never except when
"call me only if your cold gets worse"
Wiktionary
only ifconjunction
Not unless; used to introduce a necessary condition.
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only if
"Only if" is a conditional phrase in logical statements often used in math, philosophy or computer science which means that a certain proposition or situation is true solely under the specific circumstances that follow "only if". In simpler terms, "A happens only if B happens" means B is a necessary condition for A to occur. If B doesn't happen, then A won't either. It also implies that whenever A happens, B must have happened.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of only if in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of only if in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of only if in a Sentence
People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beuty is revealed only if there is a light from within.
Break the rules only if you have mastered them.
The devil is the source of temptation, but succumbing to temptation is our own doing. Only if we come face to face with our own sinfulness, do we begin to be grateful for the power of God’s forgiveness. Only if we recognize the connection between sin and death, do we begin to probe the meaning of Christ’s death and resurrection. Only if we experience the evil we have done, do we begin to understand how God has brought redemption out of loss, love out of hatred.
There's this big narrative that all young people are liberal and they're always going to vote Democrat or left, but what I've realized just from being on campuses all across Florida is there's definitely a significant portion of young people who think conservatively and who are willing to give Republican candidates a shot -- but only if they're actually engaged.
You must keep sending work out you must never let a manuscript do nothing but eat its head off in a drawer. You send that work out again and again, while you're working on another one. If you have talent, you will receive some measure of success - but only if you persist.
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