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Princeton's WordNet
converselyadverb
with the terms of the relation reversed
"conversely, not all women are mothers"
Wiktionary
converselyadverb
with a reversed relationship
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Converselyadverb
With change of order; in a contrary order; reciprocally.
Etymology: from converse.
Wikipedia
conversely
In logic and mathematics, the converse of a categorical or implicational statement is the result of reversing its two constituent statements. For the implication P → Q, the converse is Q → P. For the categorical proposition All S are P, the converse is All P are S. Either way, the truth of the converse is generally independent from that of the original statement.
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conversely
Conversely is an adverb used to introduce a statement or idea which reverses one that has just been made or referred to. It is often used to indicate contrast or opposite situations.
Webster Dictionary
Converselyadverb
in a converse manner; with change of order or relation; reciprocally
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of conversely in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of conversely in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of conversely in a Sentence
Waiting is a battle against time. Waiting is time going by and it can be enjoyed, when we are in a privileged state of hope or looking forward. Conversely, waiting can be time wasted or killed, when we are in a state of distress and anguish. ("Waiting for a place behind the geraniums " )
It seems that the thimble, boot and wheelbarrow tokens didn’t resonate with today’s fans, while conversely, the animal tokens pull at their heartstrings. They have also opted for traditional choices. The Mr. Monopoly emoji saw the most amount of all the emoji token options — it came in 20th place.
Man has always assumed that he was more intelligent than dolphins because he had achieved so much-the wheel, New York, wars and so on-while all the dolphins had ever done was muck about in the water having a good time. But conversely, the dolphins had always believed that they were far more intelligent than man-for precisely the same reason.
These healthy fats have been shown to improve cognitive function and brain health, conversely, research suggests that eating unhealthy fats like trans fats found in processed foods, and saturated fats in animal foods accelerated cognitive decline, poor memory, and is linked with an increased risk of dementia.
Kindness and compassion toward all living things is a mark of a civilized society. Conversely, cruelty, whether it is directed against human beings or against animals, is not the exclusive province of any one culture or community of people. Racism, economic deprival, dog fighting and cock fighting, bull fighting and rodeos are cut from the same fabric: violence. Only when we have become nonviolent toward all life will we have learned to live well ourselves.
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- العكس بالعكسArabic
- a la inversaSpanish
- kääntäenFinnish
- inversementFrench
- उल्टेHindi
- sebaliknyaIndonesian
- לעומת זאתHebrew
- e converso,Latin
- inversamentePortuguese
- обрнутоSerbo-Croatian
- omväntSwedish
- 反过来Chinese
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